Aerial footage of landslide near Oregon coast

A massive landslide has closed a highway on the coast, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. A man accused of ...
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Oregon legislature repeals controversial wildfire hazard map

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday repealing the state’s controversial wildfire hazard maps. Senate Bill 83 repeals the maps and directs state ...
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How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk map

After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that ...
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Oregon House passes bill to repeal controversial wildfire risk map

After a longer wait than expected, the a bill that would eliminate the unpopular Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map passed the Oregon House on June 24. Senate Bill 83 repeals a map meant to identify parts of ...
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How rapid spread of misinformation pushed lawmakers to kill Oregon’s wildfire risk map

This story was originally published by ProPublica. This is how misinformation gets accepted as fact. A year after Oregon endures its most destructive fire season on record in 2020, state lawmakers ...