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Val Hoyle: “In 2020, we lost 1.1 million acres and 4,000 homes in Oregon, and we would like to not have that happen again.”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
In 2020, we lost 1.1 million acres and 4,000 homes in Oregon, and we would like to not have that happen again.
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Val Hoyle
Democratic · Oregon

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Val T. Hoyle emphasizes the need to prevent future wildfires after significant losses in 2020.

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