by Elliott Davis | Aug 9, 2018 | Communities Recent Cases, Environmental Health News, Environmental Health Recent Cases, Native Fish Recent Cases, Uncategorized
Molalla River. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. Clean water is essential for people and wildlife to survive. The city of Molalla—located in Clackamas County, Oregon—is failing to protect this right. For over a decade, Molalla’s sewage treatment plant... 
by Elliott Davis | Aug 6, 2018 | Climate Recent Cases, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Fighting Fossil Fuels Recent Cases, Land Use Recent Cases
Along the Columbia River, Port Westward exhibits a delicate balance between development and agriculture, hosting some of the best farmland in the entire country. Local farmers grow heirloom peppermint, native spearmint, and plenty of delicious blueberries. These... 
by Maura Fahey | May 9, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use Recent Cases
When it comes to protecting the climate, we often find ourselves playing defense against massive fossil fuel development proposals that threaten our communities and environment. In the Pacific Northwest, we have experienced an onslaught of fossil fuel export proposals... 
by Ralph Bloemers | May 7, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels Recent Cases, Land Use Recent Cases
For over a decade, Crag has been working with local communities to hold the line against new fossil fuel terminals and pipelines along the Oregon Coast, including in Coos Bay and the lower Columbia River estuary. Even though the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission... 
by Elizabeth Allen | Mar 19, 2018 | Environmental Justice Recent Cases, Native Fish Recent Cases
Before industries polluted the lower Willamette, it was a vibrant river ecosystem full of salmon, lamprey, sturgeon, and mink. Bald eagles swept overhead as Native American tribes traveled to the river banks to camp, celebrate, and harvest the Willamette’s bounties.... 
by Maura Fahey | Mar 13, 2018 | Communities Recent Cases, Features, Land Use News, Land Use Recent Cases, News & Victories
Today, the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed a decision of the Growth Management Hearings Board (the board) that invalidated actions of the City of Monroe, WA to rezone 43 acres of open land for intense commercial development along the Skykomish River. Crag...