The Bulletin

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 ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Oregon bill would require home insurers to consider wildfire prevention efforts

Ashland, comes at a time of rising property insurance premiums and policy cancellations or non-renewals across the country ...
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 ...
Capital Press

Study: Oregon wildfires scorch farmland values

Oregon wildfires damaged the sales value of nearby farmland and larger blazes tended to cause more severe negative impacts, according to a new study. After a wildfire, ag acreage located within 2 ...

Oregon fire department works to prevent urban wildfires before they start

Portland, Oregon, is working to battle the growing threat of urban wildfires in areas where dense trees meet urban landscapes ...
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 ...