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Trout Creek Closed to Climbing
2 Feb 2012
The Trout Creek climbing area in Central Oregon – one…
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Coal Export in Oregon
27 Jan 2012
Yesterday, the Port of St. Helens approved agreements with two…
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Debunking the Energy Independence Myth
12 Jan 2012
Happy New Year and welcome to an election year in…
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Darkness, Light and Hope
21 Dec 2011
The Winter Solstice – the darkest day of the year…
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Wild Shots is this Saturday!
3 Nov 2011
Are you ready? Bought your tickets? Dusted off your dancing…
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Trout Creek Closed to Climbing
Blog Archive
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Economic Woes: Is Golf the Answer?
Posted on September 2, 2011 | 1 CommentCurry County, nestled in the southwestern-most corner of Oregon, does not often make headlines. But in the last couple of weeks, a proposal by the County to convert land at Floras Lake, near Blacklock Point, into two golf courses, has made the news. The deal... -
Wild and Scenic Films: Advancing the Environmental Movement through Stories
Posted on August 25, 2011 | No CommentsToday will be the second day of the Wild and Scenic Film Festival‘s tour stop in Hood River, Oregon. Sponsored by Crag Law Center and the Hood River Valley Residents Committee, the film festival showcases independent films from around the world focusing on the stories... -
The Report from the Crag Offices on NEDC v. Brown
Posted on August 19, 2011 | No CommentsOver the past several weeks, we’ve had several questions from our supporters and other members of the public about NEDC v. Brown, the recent Ninth Circuit case involving logging road pollution and water quality. Working with our client, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center , and... -
Crag Goes Kayaking
Posted on August 10, 2011 | No CommentsInterning at Crag Law Center is not your usual summer job. As many of my law school friends sat in cubicles writing memos and filing papers for court one summer Tuesday, I had the great opportunity to whitewater kayak the Clackamas River with the Crag... -
Environmental Law, Past and Present
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsAs a student at the University of Oregon School of Law, Professor John Bonine’s essay, Private Public Interest Environmental Law: History, Hard Work, and Hope, is practically required reading for students interested in public interest environmental law. Besides detailing the nuts and bolts of starting... -
Proposed Budget Seeks to Cut Funding for the Environment
Posted on July 28, 2011 | No CommentsOn July 27, The Oregonian reported that the House rejected a rider to a GOP-proposed spending bill that would have stripped funding for the listing of new species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bill would have only funded the removal of species from... -
EPA’s New Ozone Standards: Shifting the Burden of Pollution onto Big Industry
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsTo supplement Crag’s work representing Inupiat organizations along the North Slope of Alaska on offshore oil and gas drilling matters, I’ve been researching the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed revision of current ozone health standards set to be finalized this summer. The new ozone standards would... -
Loopholes for Logging Trucks
Posted on July 15, 2011 | 1 CommentLogging roads kill fish – its been proven time and time again by EPA, state agencies, and independent scientists – and dedicated fishermen will tell you the same thing. Heavily roaded watersheds often have depressed fish populations, because those roads generate tremendous amounts of sediment... -
Working Together to Save Our Oceans
Posted on July 6, 2011 | No CommentsOn Friday, July 1, I was given a chance to accompany staff attorney Courtney Johnson to the National Ocean Council’s Public Listening Session. At this session, we learned about the Council’s Strategic Action Plans as instructed by President Obama’s Executive Order. These Strategic Action Plans... -
A walk in the woods with the Forest Service
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsNothing beats going on a hike on a sunny day in Oregon, especially when you’re in the company of Forest Service experts. Accompanied by two Crag summer interns, Derek Leuzzi and Alix Jacobson, I recently joined a group of Hood River Valley residents, Forest Service...