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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected ...
The bill repeals a map meant to identify parts of Oregon at high risk of wildfires that became a lightning rod for anger from ...
The state tried to link building codes to hazardous areas, provoking a yearslong backlash from rural communities.
Senate Bill 83 passed on Tuesday with a bipartisan vote of 50 to 1. The bill eliminates state building code standards and ...
Oregon lawmakers passed Senate Bill 83 to repeal the state's controversial wildfire hazard maps. The bill now heads to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek's desk for signature.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high ...
Wildfire risk map angers rural Oregon residents The map was born in 2021 when the Legislature passed Senate Bill 762 to “help Oregon modernize and improve wildfire preparedness.” ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentious wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...