The federal government sued PacifiCorp Thursday, claiming that negligence by Oregon’s second-largest energy company was responsible for the 2020 Archie Creek fire, court records show.

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Feds sue PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire

U.S. says PacifiCorp was negligent in 2000 blaze that burned 131,000 acres.

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Feds sue PacifiCorp for damages from 2020 Archie Creek fire

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After years of lawsuits from individuals and businesses impacted by the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, PacifiCorp has now been hit with a complaint from the federal government. According to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on Thursday, the utility company’s negligence is what led to Douglas County’s devastating Archie Creek Fire. Court documents show the fire ignited early on Sept. 8, 2020, and wasn’t ful…

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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 'negligence' in 2020 Labor Day wildfires

The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 acres, about half of that federal land, according to the legal complaint filed Thursday. The U.S. Attorney General’s Office accuses PacifiCorp of failing to maintain its equipment or the vegetation around it, thus sparking the fire that would destroy about 170 homes. Thursday’s lawsuit adds…

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Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb

By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting The federal government is suing the electric utility PacifiCorp over a 2020 wildfire in Douglas County. The Archie Creek Fire burned across more than 131,000 […] The post Federal government sues PacifiCorp over 2020 Oregon wildfire, as the costs of fires to the company climb appeared first on YachatsNews.com.

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