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

The Utah Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday a lawsuit filed by seven young Utahns arguing that the state’s energy policy ...

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

Pacific Power is launching a wildfire risk intelligence center with 24/7 monitoring in Medford, Oregon. It also hardened 21 miles of line last year along State Route 410 in the Nile Valley, which is ...

Rival proposals are emerging to control power sales from Mexico through Canada. California is both the prize and the problem, ...

Xiaoshi DePaola, KGW SANTIAM JUNCTION, Ore. (KGW) — Investigators found no evidence of power line ignitions causing the ...

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

In a report from the Oregon Department of Forestry, investigators say powerlines did not help spread the Santiam Canyon Fire during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires.

The Santiam Canyon fire was among 18 fires across Oregon over Labor Day week in 2020, the state’s most destructive fires to ...

A newly released Oregon Department of Forestry report says that downed power lines were not the cause of the deadly Santiam ...