The Department of Agriculture will restart some wildfire grants, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek told POLITICO on Saturday.
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Hosted on MSNOregon saw a record wildfire season in 2024. Now, senators warn fire mitigation is at riskMonths after Oregon's historic wildfire season burned nearly two million acres of land, destroyed dozens of homes, and injured civilians and fire responders, federal help to mitigate future wildfires could be at risk,
Researchers from the University of Washington say the top three smokiest cities in the country are all in Oregon.
In addition to Medford, Grants Pass and Bend, several other Oregon cities made their top 10 list: Klamath Falls (#5), Roseburg (#6) and Eugene/Springfield (#10). The smokiest city in Washington was Yakima (#15).
Oregon lawmakers want to kill a wildfire risk map meant to identify areas of high risk that has become a lightning rod for anger from rural residents.
The Trump administration's cuts to federal land management agencies have created an uncertain future on Oregon's public lands.
Wildfires have been a growing problem in Oregon for the last few years and there is an ongoing debate in Salem about how to best address the issue.
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Gov. Tina Kotek urged lawmakers this week to buckle down and make “hard decisions” about how to increase state funding for wildfire mitigation and fire fighting.
That work, which includes shredding of trees and vegetation, is to protect the community from wildfire as well as improve wildlife habitat. But with only a third of the project completed, those efforts are on hold,
The state wildfire hazard map is dead or headed for ... Anthony Broadman, D-Bend, told the Oregon Senate on Thursday he wants the map repealed. Our journalism needs your support.
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Nearly four years ago, in the aftermath of the state’s most destructive wildfires in history, the Oregon Legislature passed a bipartisan package of wildfire prevention initiatives, including one that required state experts to create ...
Portland is no stranger to wildfire smoke drifting from rural blazes, but city officials say a major fire within city limits could be a possibility, and preparation is key.
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