How the rapid spread of misinformation pushed Oregon lawmakers to kill the state’s wildfire risk map
By Rob Davis (ProPublica)
Aug. 7, 2025 9:42 p.m.
After Oregon’s record-breaking fire season in 2020, lawmakers wanted to map out which properties were most at risk. But anger from homeowners escalated quickly.
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