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Wildfire

Wildfire

OPINION: Building more roads in national forests won’t prevent wildfires

The administration wants the public to believe new roads and logging help prevent fires. In fact, they facilitate more

Dec 2, 2025
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OPINION: Building more roads in national forests won’t prevent wildfires

The administration wants the public to believe new roads and

Dec 2, 2025
3-minute read

Wildfire risk is making timberland less valuable

Longer harvest rotations are also becoming less feasible, meaning trees may have to be logged before their optimal age

Nov 11, 2025
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4-minute read

Wildfire risk is making timberland less valuable

Longer harvest rotations are also becoming less feasible, meaning trees

Nov 11, 2025
4-minute read

Idaho first state in US to try new firefighting tech

The state has struck a deal with a German company for a satellite-based monitoring system already in use in Canada and Europe

Oct 22, 2025
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Idaho first state in US to try new firefighting tech

The state has struck a deal with a German company

Oct 22, 2025
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Town of Lyle forced to evacuate due to fire in National Scenic Area

The Burdoin Fire forced residents to flee. Despite the furious efforts of firefighters, the inferno continues to roar

Jul 21, 2025
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Town of Lyle forced to evacuate due to fire in National Scenic Area

The Burdoin Fire forced residents to flee. Despite the furious

Jul 21, 2025
4-minute read

Rowena Fire claims historic house, causes evacuation of animal shelter

Burning more than 3,500 acres in the Columbia River Gorge, the blaze continues to consume resources and Scenic Area land

Jun 16, 2025
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Rowena Fire claims historic house, causes evacuation of animal shelter

Burning more than 3,500 acres in the Columbia River Gorge,

Jun 16, 2025
5-minute read

Oregon nonprofit heads to DC to fight firefighter consolidation plan

A proposed Federal Wildland Fire Service is receiving critical reviews from many in the firefighting community

Jun 4, 2025
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Oregon nonprofit heads to DC to fight firefighter consolidation plan

A proposed Federal Wildland Fire Service is receiving critical reviews

Jun 4, 2025
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Experts say Trump logging mandate would increase wildfire damage

The Forest Service says the best way to save forests is to cut them down. Will the courts agree?

Apr 10, 2025
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Experts say Trump logging mandate would increase wildfire damage

The Forest Service says the best way to save forests

Apr 10, 2025
5-minute read

EXCLUSIVE: The Forest Service is using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets

The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight and used authorities critics say incentivize the logging of older trees

Feb 6, 2025
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EXCLUSIVE: The Forest Service is using the threat of wildfires to meet timber targets

The agency has sought to minimize environmental oversight and used

Feb 6, 2025
24-minute read

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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Renowned wilderness guides lose homes, equipment in Jasper fire

A call is out to aid two Canadian adventurers whose

Aug 1, 2024
5-minute read

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

The legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising

Mar 31, 2024
6-minute read

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

‘Fire danger along the tracks in this general area should

Sep 11, 2023
5-minute read

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