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Lame Settlement on Alkali Lake Toxic Waste Dump Thwarted
2 May 2012
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Do You Need To See It To Believe It?
25 Apr 2012
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Nestlé Issue Transcends Environmental Movement
30 Mar 2012
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Lame Settlement on Alkali Lake Toxic Waste Dump Thwarted
Victories & Current Cases Archive
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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... -
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... -
Two More Victories for Farm and Forestland
Posted on June 29, 2011 | No CommentsToday, the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded two more Measure 49 Vested Rights decisions out of Clatsop County. In both cases, landowners sought the right to complete and continue development of residential subdivisions pursuant to waivers obtained under Measure 37. The Court of Appeals... -
Youngs Bay Forestland Protected from Measure 37 Development
Posted on June 1, 2011 | 1 CommentToday, the Oregon Court of Appeals handed down another decision reversing and remanding a Measure 49 vested rights determination. Today’s opinion reversed Clatsop County’s decision finding that Beverly and Gary Aspmo had proceeded far enough with their development of a 30-lot residential subdivision overlooking Youngs... -
Land Use Board of Appeals Rejects Destination Resort Approval
Posted on May 24, 2011 | 2 CommentsA proposed large-scale destination resort on a remote and wild section of the Oregon coast in Curry County will not move forward without further review by the local land use authority. In a decision issued Friday, the Land Use Board of Appeals found that the... -
Curry County Denies Gravel Mine Permit Renewal
Posted on May 10, 2011 | 1 CommentIf you received our latest newsletter, you probably read about Tidewater Contractors’ request to renew its permit for gravel mining at the old plywood mill site adjacent to the Rogue River in Curry County. Tidewater mined the site last year in violation of its Curry... -
Oregon Youth Go To Court To Halt Climate Disruption
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 6 CommentsFed up by the failure of international, national, and state governments to take appropriate action to combat the climate crisis, Oregon children and their families launched a lawsuit on May 4th against Governor Kitzhaber and the State of Oregon. The kids and parents are represented... -
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...