by Crag Law Center | Dec 21, 2011 | Blog, Climate Justice News, Features, News
The 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 and quest for light and hope. The...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Climate Justice News, News
Watch the Video On May 5, youth in Oregon sued Governor Kitzhaber for failing to adequately protect our atmosphere from climate change. At the same time, members of the next generation also sued the federal government, several other states, and launched lawsuits in...
by Crag Law Center | May 5, 2011 | Climate Justice News, Features, News
Fed 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...
by Ralph Bloemers | Dec 14, 2010 | Land Use News, News, Water Conservation News
Local 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...
by Courtney Johnson | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, News
In a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Opponents of liquefied natural gas (LNG) celebrated earlier this year when the company announced it was filing for...
by Ralph Bloemers | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Features, Native Fish News, News, Water Conservation News
Gold prices recently skyrocketed, causing a corresponding increase in the number of claims for gold mines. One such proposed mining project in the Klamath National Forest in northern California would have drawn significant amounts of water from McNeal Creek, a key...
