Coalition Challenges Water Rights for Proposed Mega Dairy
On March 30, Crag filed a protest to water rights for a proposed 30,000-head mega dairy near the Columbia River on behalf of a coalition of water protection, public health, and animal welfare organizations. The facility would be one of the nation’s largest dairy...
Judge Closes Loophole that Permitted Contaminated Compost in Organic Production
Synthetic pesticides are once again prohibited in compost used for organic production, thanks to a federal court in the Northern District of California. Earlier this week, the court issued a decision in a case that Crag and Center for Food Safety filed on...
Temporary Rule on Air Toxics Falls Short
In response to the recent crisis over air toxics in Southeast Portland, the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) issued a temporary rule that applies to colored art glass manufacturers, including the Bullseye and Uroboros companies. A Forest Service moss study and...
Crag and Coalition Comment on Draft Air Toxics Rule
Crag Law Center led a diverse coalition of eleven environmental and social justice groups, who submitted comments on a proposed temporary rule that would regulate emissions of air toxics from colored glass manufacturing facilities. The temporary rule was proposed by...