by Suzanne Savell | Jul 21, 2020 | Climate News, Climate Victories, Coastal Law Project Victories, Community Victories, Features
New Setback for Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal 2020 Aeriel view of Jordan Cove from the north. Photos courtesy of Alex Derr. On July 17, 2020, the Land Use Board of Appeals overturned the City of North Bend’s land use permit that would have allowed the...
by Suzanne Savell | Mar 12, 2020 | Climate Justice News, Features
Crag Files Brief Requesting Full Review of Youth Climate Case On March 12, 2020 Crag filed another amicus brief in support of the youth plaintiffs in Juliana v. U.S. on behalf of the League of Women Voters of (Oregon and National Chapters), the National Children’s...
by Oliver Stiefel | Dec 31, 2019 | Climate News, Features
Deal Prevents Climate Pollution, Protects Southern Resident Orcas Thanks to Crag and our clients, another Pacific Northwest fossil fuel project bites the dust! In a settlement agreement announced on December 30, 2019, the owners of the Anacortes Oil Refinery agreed to...
by Suzanne Savell | Dec 20, 2019 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
On December 18, 2019 Portland City Council voted unanimously to re-adopt an ordinance that sharply restricts large new oil train terminals and other fossil fuel projects in the City of Portland. Portland first approved the Fossil Fuel Zoning Code Ordinance in late...
by Maura Fahey | Nov 1, 2019 | Climate Justice News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
On November 1, 2019, Crag filed a request for a hearing to challenge Perennial Wind Chaser’s (Perennial) proposed 415-megawatt fracked gas-fired power plant, near Hermiston, Ore. Crag is representing Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, and Oregon...
by Oliver Stiefel | Oct 16, 2019 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News, Uncategorized
On Friday October 11, the Thurston County Superior Court agreed with a coalition of groups that the Shorelines Hearings Board must address whether an Environmental Impact Statement prepared by Skagit County adequately considers impacts to critically endangered...
