Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts

Oregon homeowners who take steps to protect their homes from wildfire could pay less for property insurance under a southern ...
Salon

How right-wing misinformation killed Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This article originally appeared on ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This ...
La Grande Observer

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. This story was originally published by ...
JD Supra

OP-ED: Oregon’s Evolving Wildfire Mitigation Standards

Since the devastating 2020 Labor Day wildfires, the Oregon Legislature has passed a range of laws to create fire-adapted communities. Among these laws is SB 762, adopted in 2021, which required the ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon wildfires: New wildfires on Rogue River bring camping limits, evacuations

Thunderstorms raked Oregon with lightning strikes the evening of Sept. 3 and ignited numerous new wildfires across the state, according to state and federal officials. Firefighters and hot shot crews ...
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Flat Fire near Sisters, Oregon grows to 23,261 acres, containment at 7%

The Flat Fire, burning approximately two miles northeast of Sisters, Oregon, has expanded to an estimated 23,261 acres, with 7% containment, according to updated infrared mapping. READ MORE | ...
Talking Points Memo

How the Rapid Spread of Misinformation Pushed Oregon Lawmakers to Kill the State’s Wildfire Risk Map

This story first appeared at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. This is how ...