by Suzanne Savell | Sep 30, 2019 | Environmental Justice News, Features, Uncategorized
Crag and Beyond Toxics Secure Improvements in Air Quality Monitoring and Community Engagement for West Eugene Thanks to efforts by Crag and our client Beyond Toxics, the Lane County Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) has agreed to improve air quality...
by Courtney Johnson | Aug 27, 2014 | Environmental Justice News, Land Use News
Crag Law Center secured a victory today, on behalf of Rogue Advocates and local residents in Talent, Oregon, to uphold the rights of the public to participate in the local land use decision making process. Today’s decision from the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) is...
by Crag Law Center | Aug 6, 2014 | Environmental Health News, Environmental Justice News, News
Today, the Crag Law Center, along with client Beyond Toxics filed a civil rights and environmental justice complaint against the Lane County Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA). The complaint was filed with EPA’s Office of Civil Rights and relates to...
by Crag Law Center | Jul 2, 2012 | Environmental Justice News, News
On July 2, 2012 the Crag Law Center and Organizing People-Activating Communities (OPAL) launched a lawsuit challenging the Columbia River Crossing project on behalf of an environmental justice community living on Hayden Island. Local citizens living in the low-income...
by Crag Law Center | Jul 5, 2011 | Environmental Health News, Environmental Justice News, Features, News
Crag has partnered with three organizations in California to file a federal lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and Administrator Lisa P. Jackson for their failure to enforce and uphold Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Crag filed the environmental...
by Suzanne Savell | Jan 4, 2011 | Environmental Justice News, Features, News
Late last week, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB or Board) in Washington, DC rejected two air permits issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Shell Oil for proposed offshore drilling projects in the Arctic. The Crag Law Center represented local...
