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The Bedrock, Lookout, and Salmon fires have all continued to burn away, helped in part by recent gusts and extreme heat. But relief workers are doing their best to contain the spread of misinformation and disinformation about the incidents, as well as give some pointers on donations.
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A new Oregon State University study finds people directly affected by the 2020 wildfires were more apt to prepare for similar disasters, and join emergency response activities.
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118 modular homes in Phoenix have been prioritized for survivors of the 2020 Almeda Fire but were recently found to be unfit to live in. That's left survivors hanging and raised questions about who's going to pay to make things right.
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In a filing Thursday with the Oregon Public Utility Commission, PacifiCorp asked its regulators to allow it to defer any costs related to wildfire liability through June 2024. That would allow the company the option to add those costs to customer rates in the future.
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PacifiCorp may have to pay out billions of dollars in damages after being found liable in a series of destructive wildfires over Labor Day weekend in 2020.
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Oregon’s second-largest electrical utility, PacifiCorp, played a significant role in the Labor Day wildfires that ravaged parts of the state in 2020, according to a Multnomah County jury.
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The trial, which began at the end of April, wrapped up closing statements from both sides Wednesday in Multnomah County Circuit Court. Now both sides await a verdict.
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$8.3 million in federal aid is coming to Oregon, to help forest agencies address damage from recent fires and floods.
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The defense follows several weeks of plaintiffs' attorneys alleging that PacifiCorp acted negligently by keeping its lines energized during the Labor Day fires.
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A $1.6 billion class-action lawsuit that accuses the utility PacifiCorp of failing to shut off its power lines during extreme fire danger in September 2020 heads to trial Monday. It is likely the first time a utility has taken such a class-action case to a jury trial.
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Roughly two years after the devastating blaze, recovery efforts from the Holiday Farm Fire continue in the McKenzie River Corridor. One tool does a fresh take on the “lemons to lemonade” proverb, by taking one by-product of salvage efforts and converting it into something useful.