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Wildfire

Renowned wilderness guides lose homes, equipment in Jasper fire

A call is out to aid two Canadian adventurers whose lives have been upended by an unprecedented fire in the Alberta national park

Aug 1, 2024
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4 minutes

Oregon bill to cut millions in timber taxes is dead, despite high-level backing

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires, sparking debate about who should pay: taxpayers or big timber owners

Mar 31, 2024
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6 minutes

Property tax cut from controversial wildfire funding proposal, but big timber could still get break

The shift comes two days after a story by the Oregon Capital Chronicle and hearings in the Legislature

Jan 17, 2024
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4 minutes

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds BNSF railway at fault for Tunnel 5 Fire

‘Fire danger along the tracks in this general area should have been known to BNSF,’ reads report

Sep 11, 2023
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5 minutes

Why Washington’s Tunnel 5 Fire is destined to be repeated

Without a major policy shift, more private homes will burn and more public money will be spent trying to protect them

Aug 3, 2023
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10 minutes

An Oregon town is buying surrounding forests to confront wildfires

A logger, forester and former mayor have joined forces to help Butte Falls protect its town and build an economy supported by tourism

Jul 9, 2023
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12 minutes

Columbia Gorge fire burning uncontrolled; homes threatened

Airplanes and helicopters have been deployed to battle the Tunnel 5 Fire on the banks of the Columbia River in Washington

Jul 3, 2023
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3 minutes

Elemental: The wildfire film everyone needs to see … and understand

A new documentary challenges conventional wisdom and says we don’t have to be helpless victims in the face of increasing wildfires

Feb 6, 2023
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4 minutes
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