by Courtney Johnson | Mar 12, 2016 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied applications for Jordan Cove LNG and Pacific Connector Pipeline to construct and operate a major LNG export facility in Coos Bay and southwest Oregon. Crag has worked for years with client Oregon Shores...
by Crag Law Center | Mar 10, 2016 | Features, News, Public Lands News, Water Conservation News
On March 7, 2016, U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Mt. Hood National Forest Supervisor Lisa Northrop, expressing serious concerns with the proposed Polallie-Copper II Timber Sale in the Crystal Springs watershed, which...
by Courtney Johnson | Mar 10, 2016 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, News
Last week, a Hearings Officer in the City of Warrenton denied land use permits for Oregon LNG’s natural gas terminal. Crag worked together with clients Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition to demonstrate the proposal’s risks to the...
by Crag Law Center | Jan 8, 2016 | Features, News, Water Conservation News
Measure to block Nestlé bottling plant headed to May 2016 ballot Local Water Alliance, a group of activists in Hood River County has gathered enough signatures to qualify a ballot initiative aimed at stopping the Nestlé corporation from bottling and selling water from...
by Crag Law Center | Nov 7, 2015 | Features, Water Conservation News
This Friday, Governor Brown requested that the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife pull back from fast-tracking a proposal to trade water rights with the City of Cascade Locks to facilitate a commercial bottling operation run by Nestle. The proposal has been on the...
by Maura Fahey | Oct 6, 2015 | News, Water Conservation News
On September 11, 2015 a newly formed group, Local Water Alliance, filed a proposed ballot measure in Hood River County for the purpose of protecting local water supplies for residential and agricultural uses and preserving resources for future generations. The...
