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Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, says it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs. It's the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. The utility says it has settled nearly 1,500 claims stemming from the Labor Day 2020 wildfires, which killed nine people and destroyed thousands of homes. PacifiCorp continues to face lawsuits over the blazes, including one filed last month by dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards seeking over $100 million in damages. In other cases that have gone to trial over the past year, Oregon juries have ordered PacifiCorp to pay hundreds of millions to victims. Ongoing litigation could leave it on the hook for billions.
The Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest received $150,000 to reduce wildfire risk on 20,000 acres of the Big Butte Springs watershed. This wa…
The Applegate Valley Fire District is getting a new tool to add to their arsenal for fire season.
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Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, says it has agreed to a nearly $180 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs. It's the latest multimillion-dollar payout related to the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state. The utility says it has settled nearly 1,500 claims stemming from the Labor Day 2020 wildfires, which killed nine people and destroyed thousands of homes. PacifiCorp continues to face lawsuits over the blazes, including one filed last month by dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards seeking over $100 million in damages. In other cases that have gone to trial over the past year, Oregon juries have ordered PacifiCorp to pay hundreds of millions to victims. Ongoing litigation could leave it on the hook for billions.
Oregon authorities have closed the state's entire coastline to mussel harvesting due to an outbreak of shellfish poisoning they described as “…
A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling that Oregon defendants must be released from jail after seven days if they don't have an appointed…
