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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
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Trout Creek Closed to Climbing
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe Trout Creek climbing area in Central Oregon – one of Oregon’s truly unique and treasured recreational resources – was closed by the Bureau of Land Management on February 1, 2012. The Trout Creek area is located above the Deschutes River just outside of Madras,... -
Climate Change is the Issue for the Day
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsCrag staff attorney Tanya Sanerib appeared in Lane County Circuit Court on Monday (1/23/12) to defend a lawsuit filed by our clients – 11 year old Olivia Chernaik and 15 year old Kelsey Juliana – demanding that the state of Oregon and Governor John Kitzhaber... -
Lawsuit Launched to Protect Marbled Murrelets from Clearcutting in Oregon State Forests
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No CommentsToday Cascadia Wildlands, the Center for Biological Diversity, and Audubon Society of Portland gave the State of Oregon and its forestry departments notice of their intent to file a lawsuit to protect the federally threatened marbled murrelet. Marbled murrelets are rare seabirds that nest inland... -
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... -
Court Rejects Old-Growth Clearcuts in the Tongass National Forest
Posted on August 3, 2011 | 1 CommentCrag recently won a key victory in the fight to preserve old-growth forest and wildlife habitat in the Tongass National Forest. In the case – Greenpeace v. Cole – the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals threw out four old-growth timber sales that would have logged... -
Crag Files Civil Rights Suit Against EPA and Administrator Lisa Jackson
Posted on July 5, 2011 | No CommentsCrag has partnered with three organizations in California to file a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Lisa P. Jackson for their failure to enforce and uphold Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Crag filed the environmental justice case on behalf... -
Crag’s Spring Newsletter is here!
Posted on April 25, 2011 | No CommentsCrag is now 10 years old, and we are celebrating our anniversary with a special newsletter, a reggae benefit this spring and our Wild Shots photography auction this fall…. You can now download the Spring 2011 Summit directly from our website and save paper. If... -
Curry County Denies Gravel Mining Renewal Request
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 1 CommentLast year Crag represented Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition in appealing a land use decision allowing Tidewater Contractors to mine gravel at the site of an old plywood mill adjacent to the Rogue River. Before the Land Use Board of Appeals, Crag argued that water quality... -
Appeals Board Rejects Air Permits for Offshore Drilling in the Arctic
Posted on January 4, 2011 | No CommentsLate last week, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB or Board) in Washington, DC rejected two air permits issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Shell Oil for proposed offshore drilling projects in the Arctic. The Crag Law Center represented local Inupiat organizations in the... -
Local Citizens Hail Ruling Protecting South Salem Hills from Sprawl
Posted on December 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsLocal Citizens Hail Court Ruling Protecting Rural South Salem Hills from Sprawling Development (Salem, Oregon) In a decision issued today, Senior Judge Nely Johnson reversed a decision issued by the Marion County Board of Commissioners that had opened up rural farm land to a large...