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Bill repealing controversial wildfire hazard map moves out of committee to Oregon Senate
Under SB 762, homeowners living in areas that are at a high wildfire risk face stricter building codes and must reduce ...
Bill to eliminate controversial Oregon wildfire risk map moves forward
A bill that would eliminate a controversial Oregon wildfire hazard map moved one step closer to reality on Tuesday.
Oregon Senate committee votes to scrap controversial wildfire hazard map
Lawmakers from both parties support scrapping Oregon's wildfire hazard map four years after devastating fires, saying it failed to accurately assess risk.
Repeal of controversial wildfire hazard map advances in Oregon Senate
On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire voted unanimously to advance Senate Bill 83.
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Oregon Senate committee votes unanimously to repeal contentious wildfire hazard map, property maintenance rules
The Oregon Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Wildfire voted unanimously Tuesday to eliminate the state's ...
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Oregon lawmakers ask insurers to pause dropping policies based on internal wildfire risk maps
Two Oregon lawmakers are calling on major insurance companies to stop using their own internal wildfire risk maps to drop ...
Trump administration declares forest health emergency to ramp up logging in Oregon, West
The Trump administration declared a state of emergency in timber supply and national forest health across the United States ...
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Senators Broadman, McLane call on insurers to pause policy cancellations over their internal wildfire risk maps
Oregon State Senators Anthony Broadman (D-Bend) and Mike McLane (R-Powell Butte) said Friday they have issued a joint letter ...
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Oregon Senate passes wildfire hazard map repeal
Senate Bill 83, which seeks to repeal the controversial wildfire hazard map and the related regulations, advanced today after ...