Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a bill to pay $218 million to the Oregon Department of Forestry and the State Fire Marshall ...

Good afternoon readers, Happy Friday! As we await news in Congress on permitting reform and the Department of Energy’s highly ...

The Oregon legislature pushed a bill covering millions of dollars of unpaid bills for the 2024 wildfire season, with governor ...

Gov. Tina Kotek on Friday signed Senate Bill 5801, passed in Thursday’s legislative special session, that allocates $218 million to the Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal to pay ...

The Oregon Legislature overwhelmingly approved $218 in additional funding on Dec. 12 to cover the 2024 fire season, including ...

The emergency spending will free up the Oregon Department of Forestry and Office of State Fire Marshal — the two state ...

The Oregon Legislature approved a roughly $218 million bailout to cover the costs of last summer’s record-breaking wildfire season during a special session on Thursday. A record 1.9 million acres ...

The state spent more than $350 million responding to more than 2,000 wildfires in 2024, far exceeding projected costs and leaving some contractors unpaid.

The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it’s happening right now and affecting what matters most to us. Hurricanes ...

As more than 1.9 million acres burned across the state, crews from many agencies were involved in battling the blazes.

Students at Sherwood High School walked out of classes on Thursday to demand a ban on concealed carry guns on school district ...

On Thursday, during a special session, Oregon lawmakers passed the funding to cover the high cost of this year’s wildfire ...