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Claire Rush

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PacifiCorp settles wildfire claims for over half a billion dollars

The settlement resolves claims that electrical lines negligently started fires in Oregon in 2020 and in California in 2020 and 2022, the DOJ said.

21.02.2026 10

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Claire Rush

Trump torpedoed Biden’s $1 billion plan to save American salmon, leaving species ‘on the brink of extinction’

Lawyers for conservation groups, Native American tribes, and the states of Oregon and Washington are returning to court.

07.02.2026 20

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Claire Rush

Trump failed to establish ‘rebellion’ in Portland or even the danger of it, judge rules, slapping down order to send troops to the city

In a 106-page opinion, the judge found the president is entitled to “great deference” but had no legal basis for summoning the National Guard.

08.11.2025 4

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Claire Rush

Trump-appointed judge blocks administration from deploying troops in Portland. ‘This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law’

“The President’s determination was simply untethered to the facts,” Immergut wrote.

05.10.2025 5

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Claire Rush

Americans scramble to buy cars, laptops and other big-ticket items before tariffs kick in — ‘who knows what next Wednesday might be like’

“They know what we know, which is suddenly it flips from a buyer’s market to a seller’s market very quickly.”

05.04.2025 10

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Claire Rush