by Maura Fahey | Jan 4, 2018 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed, in large part, a Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) decision that invalidated Portland’s landmark Fossil Fuel Terminal Zoning Amendments, passed unanimously in December 2016. The Court ruled that Portland did not violate the...
by Crag Law Center | Dec 15, 2017 | Climate Justice News, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
On behalf of a large coalition of groups, Crag Law Center recently challenged a major expansion of the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. The refinery wants to install new infrastructure that would allow it to produce a new fossil fuel-based product –...
by Courtney Johnson | Nov 28, 2017 | Coastal Law Project News, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News
On November 27, 2017, Crag and our client Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition secured another major victory in the long running fight against fossil fuel infrastructure in Oregon. The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) issued a unanimous decision rejecting Coos...
by Maura Fahey | Oct 30, 2017 | Features, News, Water Conservation News
Last Friday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown put Oregonians’ concerns about a Nestlé water grab in Cascade Locks to rest. Citing significant additional costs to the state, Brown sent a letter to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife asking agency Director Curt Melcher...
by Courtney Johnson | Sep 6, 2017 | Climate Justice News, Features
Crag Law Center is representing the League of Women Voters of the United States and League of Women Voters of Oregon as friends of the court in the federal youth climate case Juliana v. United States. On behalf of the Leagues, this Tuesday Crag filed an amicus curiae...
by Crag Law Center | Jun 15, 2017 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
June 15, 2017 (Salem, OR) – The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) heard oral arguments today about a challenge to Portland’s landmark fossil fuel ordinance. In 2016, the City of Portland passed the land use ordinance restricting development of new major fossil...