Cassandra Profita
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Oregon's Department of Justice has reached a nearly $700 million settlement with Monsanto for PCB contamination. It's the largest environment-related settlement in the state's history.
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Oregon lawmakers have passed a sweeping new plan to prevent more wildfires like last year. But some are pushing back against proposed mandates to keep homes from burning.
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A look at Oregon's $220 million plan to prevent wildfire losses
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A year after the Beachie Creek Fire burned through the Opal Creek Wilderness, the old growth forest and its crystalline pools are still off limits to the public. But in June, an “Oregon Field Guide” crew was able to hike into the area and document what’s left after the fire.
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Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Forest Service over its plans to log hazard trees along hundreds of roads in the Willamette National Forest that burned in last year’s wildfires.
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Oregon tribal leader Chuck Sams to be the first Native American director of the National Park Service.
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As wildfires rage in the West, one Oregon town is raising new questions about what caused last year's historic fires. Residents have filed lawsuits blaming the local utility for the devastation.
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After wildfires destroyed their Oregon town, residents blame utility company
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ODOT's hazard tree removal program continues, but under greater scrutiny
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Oregon is still removing hazardous trees along roads and properties that burned in last year’s wildfires, but the operation faces allegations of mismanagement and excessive tree-cutting. In response, lawmakers, expert foresters and critics are taking a closer look at the burned trees marked for removal.