After not attending since 2019, I arrived early for this year’s Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) at the ...

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday that firefighters plan to start spring understory prescribed burning season as early as next week, if conditions become favorable. At the same time, ...

Many areas in the Plains are starting to feel impact of a drier-than-normal winter, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 16 The Washington Post says narrowing tax base won't fund programs progressives want to provide One of the most consequential ...

March 19, 2026 - This week, a powerful storm system crossed from the Great Plains into the Great Lakes, bringing widespread ...

An Oregon jury has awarded $305 million to 16 wildfire survivors harmed by the Santiam Canyon wildfire that burned across hundreds of thousands of acres in 2020. This is the largest jury verdict ...

PacifiCorp plans to sell some of its power lines and distribution assets in rural Oregon to electric cooperatives to shore up ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility ...

March 2 (Reuters) - S&P Global said on Monday it may downgrade, opens new tab PacifiCorp, a utility owned by Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N), opens new tab, to junk status as liabilities mount from class ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A wildfire in Central Oregon in the middle of March forced evacuations this week, prompting fire officials to warn that this year’s fire season may already be underway. According to ...

21 firefighters from Oregon are in North Carolina helping to battle wildfires.

Oklahoma is under fire warnings from the National Weather Service. Learn how to prevent wildfires and stay safe.