No utility rate increases until wildfire lawsuits resolved, Oregon lawmakers propose
Lawmakers say it's an effort to hold PacifiCorp accountable as the utility faces lawsuits stemming from deadly 2020 wildfires ...
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Oregon bill would ban utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
After the federal government filed a lawsuit against PacifiCorp on Dec. 19 for negligence during the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires ...
Judge rules for insurgent firms in PacifiCorp wildfire legal clash
Lead counsel in the big PacifiCorp wildfire case in Portland are at war with an insurgent group of law firms they accuse of ...
Removing dead trees after a severe wildfire is often right thing to do
The scars left by severe wildfires across Oregon’s forests are not only a reminder of nature’s power but also of the critical ...
Oregon sues companies over defective homes for southern Oregon wildfire victims
The state of Oregon is suing the companies brought on to build 140 homes for 2020 wildfire survivors in southern Oregon.
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Oregon sues manufactures it says built uninhabitable homes for Almeda Fire survivors
Oregon has sued the companies that allegedly botched construction of homes for Jackson County wildfire survivors.
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U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill to fund rural schools, communities
Oregon will miss out on millions in funding from the Secure Rural Schools bill, which passed the Senate but failed to garner ...
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Local lawmakers give green light to wildfire relief
Vale, and Mark Owens, R-Crane, voted in favor of SB 5801 during the December special session of the 82nd Oregon Legislative ...
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U.S. House fails to pass bill to fund rural schools
Idaho will miss out on millions in funding from bill that passed the Senate but didn’t get GOP support in House ...