Portland City Council Votes Unanimously to Re-Adopt Restrictions on Large New Fossil Fuel Terminals

by Crag Law Center | 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...

Crag Files Challenge to Proposed Fracked Gas Power Plant

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...

Crag Scores Important Win in Case to Protect the Salish Sea

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...

Youth Climate Case Heads to the Oregon Supreme Court

by Crag Law Center | May 24, 2019 | Climate Justice News, Features

Oregon Supreme Court Grants Plaintiffs’ Request to Take Up Youth Climate Lawsuit Against the State  Crag and our young clients Kelsey Juliana and Ollie Chernaik are gearing up to go the Oregon Supreme Court. On May 23, 2019, the Oregon Supreme Court granted the youth...

Oregon Youth Climate Case Heats Up

by Crag Law Center | Mar 8, 2019 | Climate Justice News, Features

Crag takes youth climate case to the Oregon Supreme Court Crag Law Center is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to take up the case of Oregon youth who are suing the state government for failing to protect our shared natural resources from the devastating impacts of...

Second Win for Farmland at Port Westward

by Maura Fahey | Dec 28, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, Victories

The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals rejected Columbia County’s second attempt to open 837 acres of high-value agricultural land along the Columbia River to industrial development. The Port of St. Helens proposes doubling the size of its rural Port Westward...