The map repeal passed both chambers with bipartisan support. Republicans accused Democrats of using it as leverage.

Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas ...

The latest version of the map was co-developed by researchers at the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. It charts an average nationwide increase, a shift of 2.5°F. Chris Daly is the ...

Republican lawmakers have said the map, which is based on computer modeling from Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry, is “riddled with inaccuracies” and called for ...

Senate Bill 83 passed on Tuesday with a bipartisan vote of 50 to 1. The bill eliminates state building code standards and ...

Andy McEvoy, a research assistant at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, said the maps will help the state respond to wildfires, which have grown in size, frequency and intensity due ...

Oregon State University Wildfire Research Scientist Andy McEvoy said that the map is not yet finalized. Those who want to comment on the new map can submit input until Aug. 18.

Further, because the map was created by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Forestry in a “landscape style way,” it led to flooded farm fields, for example, being labeled as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have voted to repeal the state’s contentous wildfire hazard map, which subjected homeowners in certain areas at high risk of wildfires to stricter building ...