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How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk map

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that ...
Oregonian

Oregon lawmakers repeal controversial wildfire hazard map

The Oregon House voted Tuesday to repeal a controversial wildfire hazard map and home-hardening requirements that accompanied it. Rural Oregonians and their representatives in the Legislature had ...
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Oregon legislature repeals controversial wildfire hazard map

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps. Senate Bill 83 repeals the maps and directs state ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon House passes bill to repeal controversial wildfire risk map

After a longer wait than expected, the a bill that would eliminate the unpopular Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map passed the Oregon House on June 24. Senate Bill 83 repeals a map meant to identify parts of ...
Oregonian

How rapid spread of misinformation pushed lawmakers to kill Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This story was originally published by ProPublica. This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact. A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers ...