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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
land use Archive
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Farmers & Vintners Cheer Ruling Protecting Oregon Wine Country
Posted on September 1, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals took a big step to preserve Oregon farm and forest lands from large developments proposed under former Measure 37 claims. The Court reversed Yamhill County’s decision allowing a large development in Yamhill County to go... -
Neighbors Hail Ruling Protecting Oregon Farm and Forestland
Posted on July 20, 2010 | 2 CommentsIn a decision issued today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals took a big step to preserve Oregon farm and forest lands from large developments proposed under former Measure 37 claims. The Court reversed an Oregon District Court decision that found that Measure 37 waivers... -
Defending Oregon’s Farmlands, Forestlands and Water Supplies
Posted on October 15, 2009 | No CommentsIn 2004, a majority of Oregonians voted for ballot initiative Measure 37 only to later discover that the measure threatened to unravel Oregon’s land use system. The measure permitted landowners to file claims demanding that all land use regulations be removed from their land while... -
Neighboring Property Owners Join Jackson County to Challenge Decision That Measure 37 Waivers Are Enforceable Contracts
Posted on February 6, 2009 | No Comments(Medford, Oregon) Livable Communities – Program Update. On Wednesday February 4, 2009, Judge Owen M. Panner issued a decision enjoining his earlier judgment that determined that a number of claims under former Measure 37 continued to be valid and enforceable. The Judge stayed the judgment...