by Megan Gleason | May 30, 2023 | Crag Blog, Environmental Justice
What President Biden’s recent Executive Order means for our Environmental Justice work by Rebeka Dawit | May 31, 2023 What is an Executive Order? An Executive Order is a written and signed directive from the President, issuing mandatory requirements for Executive...
by Megan Gleason | Jan 1, 2023 | Environmental Justice, Environmental Justice News, Newsletter
Achieving Environmental Justice through Legislation by Rebeka Dawit| May 8, 2023 How do you fight for environmental justice, when there are no concrete environmental justice laws? This is the question that community organizers and community-based lawyers alike...
by Megan Gleason | Nov 14, 2022 | Environmental Justice
Hot off the Mic: Rebeka featured on Beyond Toxics podcast If you read our summer newsletter, you already know that Crag attorney Rebeka Dawit has been working with environmental justice-focused, community-based organizations for over a year to advance legal and policy...
by Lizzy Gazeley | May 19, 2022 | Communities, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice
Yacolt Mountain Quarry by Lizzy Gazeley | January 18, 2022 Photo provided by The East Fork Community Coalition. 40 miles north of Portland, in Clark County, a mining quarry poses significant risk to the health and safety of the residents of Yacolt and the surrounding...
by Lizzy Gazeley | Mar 1, 2022 | Communities, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice
Air pollution in West Eugene from JH Baxter. Image sourced from our client, Beyond Toxics. After over a decade of public pressure and legal action, JH Baxter announced that they would shut down operations on January 31st, 2022. JH Baxter is a producer of...
by Danica Leung | Jan 20, 2021 | Environmental Health, Native Fish
Unlawful Botched Repairs At Winchester Dam Winchester Dam is located on the famously clear North Umpqua River, and is a crucial area for fish passage and the nearby Roseburg community. However, the river became polluted after a botched dam repair in October 2018 by...
