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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
Environmental Justice Archive
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Darkness, Light and Hope
Posted on December 21, 2011 | No CommentsThe Winter Solstice – the darkest day of the year – is my favorite holiday. It offers the opportunity to reflect on the darkness of the past four seasons, to embrace that darkness and all it has taught us, and to let the darkness go... -
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... -
Giving Outdoor Excursions a New Meaning
Posted on June 15, 2011 | 1 CommentI love getting outside more than anything in the world. Over the last several years I have spent nearly all of my free time tromping around in the woods, skiing remote mountains, wandering the pacific coastline, slinking through desert formations, and viewing the world from... -
Taking Direction from the Next Generation
Posted on May 17, 2011 | No CommentsLast week Crag filed groundbreaking climate litigation on behalf of Oregon youth and their families against the State of Oregon and Governor Kitzhaber. The lawsuit filed in Oregon was part of a hatch of litigation filed around the country and the world. The hatch received... -
Oregon Youth Go To Court To Halt Climate Disruption
Posted on May 5, 2011 | 4 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... -
Citizen Power: A Truly Renewable Energy Source
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsWhat sets Crag apart from most other environmental law centers is that a big part of our work involves community outreach and organizing. This winter and spring, I was excited to be able to connect many of our clients and supporters with Beverly May, a... -
Challenging Arctic Oil Drilling to Protect Native Fishing Grounds
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsThe Crag Law Center today filed a legal challenge to an offshore exploration plan approved by the Minerals Management Service in the Beaufort Sea in Alaska. Crag is working with local Native groups, including the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, a regional tribal government,... -
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson Announces Civil Rights Reforms
Posted on September 29, 2009 | No CommentsIn response to Crag’s recent environmental justice victory, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has ordered reforms at the Office of Civil Rights to speed the processing of discrimination claims. In addition to ordering her staff “in the strongest terms, to review and reform the Title VI... -
Blogging the Environmental Justice Victory
Posted on September 24, 2009 | No CommentsOur friend Professor Noah Hall from Wayne State University maintains an excellent blog about the Great Lakes ecoregion. He just published a guest post by Staff Attorney Chris Winter about our recent environmental justice victory with the Rosemere Neighborhood Association. Many groups in the Great... -
Crag Goes to Court for Environmental Justice
Posted on April 16, 2009 | No CommentsChris Winter of the Crag Law Center argued a potential landmark case under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act this past Tuesday. Crag represents the Rosemere Neighborhood Organization (RNA) in Vancouver, WA with respect to a civil rights complaint filed by RNA. Title VI...