Berkshire-Owned PacifiCorp Wins Ruling That Could Reduce Oregon Wildfire Damages April 9, 2026 By Jonathan Stempel An appeals court on Wednesday ruled in favor of Berkshire Hathaway’s PacifiCorp unit over a series of Oregon wildfires in...
Record-Breaking Wildfires Scorched 1.4M Acres in Oregon, Authorities Say August 14, 2024 By Claire Rush Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any year since reliable records began, authorities...
PacifiCorp to Pay $178M in Latest Settlement Over Deadly 2020 Oregon Blazes June 6, 2024 By Claire Rush Pacific Power, part of PacifiCorp, said Monday it has agreed to a $178 million settlement with over 400 Oregon plaintiffs...
$1.6B Trial Starts Against Utility Over Fatal 2020 Oregon Wildfires April 28, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic...
Cost of Fighting Wildfires in Oregon Far Ahead of Last Year’s Pace August 10, 2018 The estimated cost of fighting Oregon wildfires this summer stands at more than $180 million. That’s $30 million more than...
Collaborative Project Saved Homes in Oregon from Fires. Can It Be Duplicated? October 17, 2017 By Andrew Selsky Lightning started a forest fire one August afternoon near Sisters, an Oregon tourist town, and it was spreading fast. Residents...