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 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 Courtney Johnson | Dec 6, 2014 | Blog, Coastal Law Project News
What will Oregon’s beaches and coastal communities look like in 100 years? How will storm surge and sea level rise impact building flooding? Erosion? Beach access? How would that future change if we were to adopt different land use management policies now?...
by Courtney Johnson | Nov 7, 2014 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jordan Cove-Pacific Connector LNG export terminal and pipeline. Crag is working with a coalition of conservation groups and individual...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 5, 2014 | Coastal Law Project News, Land Use News, Native Fish News, News
The Sand Lake Estuary is situated just north of Tierra Del Mar in Tillamook County on the Oregon Coast. The 900-acre Sand Lake is a gorgeous, mysterious, wild-salmon laden and relatively undeveloped natural area. Now, this beautiful and wild landscape will become part...
by Maura Fahey | Apr 3, 2014 | Blog, Coastal Law Project News, Features
After an explosion at a natural gas processing facility on the Columbia River this week, the question everyone has been asking seems ever more pressing: is LNG right for Oregon? A blast at a Plymouth, Washington facility caused injury to five workers and evacuation...