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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
Clean Water Archive
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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... -
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... -
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... -
Bioenergy from Burning Wood?
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 1 CommentThe other day, I read a thought provoking opinion piece on Biomass Energy written by Franz Matzner, Jeanne Roy and Lisa Arkin in the Oregonian. I encourage all of you to check it out. The gist of the piece is that while burning wood for... -
LNG Proposal Takes Knock-Out Punch
Posted on November 3, 2010 | 3 CommentsIn a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Opponents of liquefied natural gas (LNG) celebrated earlier this year when the company announced it was filing for Chapter... -
Crag Files Suit to Protect Oregon Coast Residents and Wildlife
Posted on October 12, 2010 | 2 CommentsOn behalf of the Oregon Coast Alliance and local residents, Crag filed a lawsuit on October 12, 2010 in federal court challenging the approval of permits for a strip mine near Bandon, Oregon. The complaint alleges that both the National Marine Fisheries Service and the... -
Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Clean Water Act & Logging Roads
Posted on August 17, 2010 | 8 CommentsAppeals Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Stormwater and Logging Roads in the Tillamook State Forest The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s management of logging roads and stormwater in the Tillamook State Forest. In the western... -
Support Crag As You Paddle from Portland to Astoria!
Posted on July 31, 2010 | No CommentsCrag Law Center supporter Sam Drevo is offering a unique opportunity to support the Crag Law Center as part of this year’s Century Paddle from Portland to Astoria. The Century Paddle is a fully-supported kayaking excursion that will start on Monday, August 30, 2010 at... -
Crag Settles Ocean Acidification Case – Requires EPA to Issue National Policy
Posted on March 11, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Crag Law Center and its client, the Center for Biological Diversity, announced today that they reached a settlement with EPA on a first-of-its kind lawsuit targeting the agency’s regulation of ocean acidification – the “other CO2 problem.” Crag filed the case in May of...