Klamath Advocates Go To Court Over Wildlife Management
On January 17, Crag filed suit on behalf of three conservation groups, Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon Wild and WaterWatch of Oregon, in federal court against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failure to follow federal law in the creation of the Comprehensive...
Water Protection Measure Passes, The Fight Against Nestlé Continues
Measure 14-55 was put to a vote on May 17 in order to protect the water in Hood River County from large scale bottling corporations. The ballot initiative passed with 68% of residents voting “yes.” The battle against Nestlé’s proposal to bottle the water in Oxbow...
Blumenauer, Wyden Express Concerns with Proposed Logging Project in Crystal Springs Watershed
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...
“Water Protection Measure” slated for May 2016 Ballot
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...