Bills in Oregon would provide electric utilities with a financial safety net and some level of protection from ...

The legislative blitz by Berkshire Hathaway, which owns utilities through subsidiary PacifiCorp, has caught other industries ...

A study by the Oregon Department of Forestry says the power company, which a jury held liable in 2023, was not responsible ...

The Oregon Department of Forestry report comes five years after the 2020 fire, as PacifiCorp pushes for legislation that ...

Department of Forestry's conclusion contradicts jury's verdict in class-action suit that could cost the utility billions.

Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon fire was not caused by downed power ...

Last year, tribal nations in Oregon and California won a decades-long fight for the largest dam removal in U.S. history. This ...

It’s unclear whether the report will have an effect on a multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit that in 2023 found PacifiCorp liable and grossly negligent for wildfires. (This story has been ...

PacifiCorp, the parent company of Oregon's second-largest utility Pacific Power, has been sued by 2020 wildfire survivors ...

The hearing process has been mired in legislative and procedural drama. Legislators tried and failed this year to abolish the ...

Electrical equipment was not the main cause of the devastating Santiam Canyon wildfire in 2020, according to a new report.