ÀÏ·ò×Ó´«Ã½

The Climate Protection Program would cap and reduce fossil fuel emissions from cars and trucks

Industry groups and property owners are wary of mandating fire-resistant materials in new construction. There's also controversy over exactly where the new rules should be required.

Oregon lawmakers have passed a sweeping new plan to prevent more wildfires like last year. But some are pushing back against proposed mandates to keep homes from burning.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved killing four wolves in Baker County, where the Lookout Mountain wolf pack attacked four cows in 14 days.

Oregon is still removing hazardous trees along roads and properties that burned in last year’s wildfires, but the operation faces allegations of mismanagement and excessive tree-cutting. In response, lawmakers, expert foresters and critics are taking a closer look at the burned trees marked for removal.

In response to allegations of mismanagement, the Oregon Department of Transportation plans to hire an independent arborist or forester to review the state’s post-wildfire hazard tree removal operations.

At a hearing Wednesday, Oregon lawmakers heard numerous allegations of mismanagement in the state's efforts to remove hazardous trees along roads and properties that burned in last year's wildfires. They also heard pleas from concerned residents to stop the excessive tree-cutting.

A growing number of people are sounding alarms over excessive tree-cutting as the state removes hazard trees damaged by last year's wildfires. Arborists who have worked on the project say the work is being mismanaged and needs to stop.

Oregon lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to prevent the kind of catastrophic wildfires that tore through the state last year.

Special rules for logging after wildfire allow more trees to be cut faster with fewer restrictions.

Oregon’s plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through a new Climate Protection Program are facing criticism for leaving out natural gas power plants.

Oregon lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to overhaul the state’s recycling system and require packaging companies to pay for the cost of recycling their products.