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Wildfire has burned Oregon’s landscapes for millennia. But drier summers, sprawl into places likely to burn, and decades of suppression are increasing the likelihood of megafires.

Sightline researcher Ricardo Pelai takes a look the risks and costs for 1000 Friends of Oregon’s Wildfire Wednesday series.

The Rising Costs of Oregon’s Sprawl into Fire Country The Rising Costs of Oregon’s Sprawl into Fire Country

Portland’s single stair building design contest showcased the breezy, efficient apartments that the city could make possible. Portland: Neighbors Welcome Strong TownsPDX Iain McKenzie

Introducing the New Neighborhood Apartment Introducing the New Neighborhood Apartment

HOAs, condo association and strata corporations can hamper homeowners’ efforts to install heat pumps through procedural hurdles, restrictive rules, and outright bans. Policymakers can unlock a path for residents to access clean, efficient heating and cooling.

Homeowner Associations Are Standing in the Way of Heat Pumps Homeowner Associations Are Standing in the Way of Heat Pumps

You know what would make the problem of Alaska's double Dan Sullivans moot?

Party labels. https://www.sightline.org/2025/11/13/a-two-word-fix-for-alaskas-ballot-confusion/

Alaska Elections Division makes it official, says Dan J. Sullivan can’t run against Sen. Dan S. Sullivan - KFSK Alaska Director of Elections Carol Beecher issued a final determination Monday that Dan J. Sullivan of Petersburg can’t be on the ballot to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan.