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 ...
WGHP

Oregon places new rules on homeowners living in certain high-risk wildfire areas

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon homeowners ...
La Grande Observer

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 ...
KOIN 6

Wildfire risk, volatile timber pricing threaten Oregon’s forests, study finds

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Forests in the Pacific Northwest may be losing value due to wildfire risk and volatile timber pricing, according to a new analysis. Researchers at Oregon State University ...