No utility rate increases until wildfire lawsuits resolved, Oregon lawmakers propose
Lawmakers say it's an effort to hold PacifiCorp accountable as the utility faces lawsuits stemming from deadly 2020 wildfires ...
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Oregon bill would ban utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
After the federal government filed a lawsuit against PacifiCorp on Dec. 19 for negligence during the 2020 Labor Day Wildfires ...
Feds sue PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire
The suit is yet another wildfire liability challenge for Oregon's second-largest electricity provider, which is part of ...
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Oregon Legislature approves $218M in emergency wildfire funding
early Tuesday, July 23, 2024. (Oregon Department of Transportation via AP) SALEM, Ore. (CN) — Following a record-setting wildfire season, Oregon lawmakers met in a special session on Thursday to ...
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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb
The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire ...
Oregon sues companies over defective homes for southern Oregon wildfire victims
The state of Oregon is suing the companies brought on to build 140 homes for 2020 wildfire survivors in southern Oregon.
Oregon lawmakers approve $218M in emergency wildfire funding in special session
Oregon lawmakers have approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funding after convening for a special session. The state ...
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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb
It filed on the same day that the Oregon Public Utility Commission approved PacifiCorp’s request to increase residential customer utility rates by nearly 10%. The company partly blamed wildfire ...
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Gov. Kotek signs $218 million wildfire funding bill, passed by Oregon lawmakers in one-day special session
We are working alongside our partners to find solutions to fix Oregon’s wildfire funding problem.” On November 26, the Governor announced that she was using her constitutional authority to ...