


Crag Welcomes New Land Use Fellow Scott Hilgenberg
Crag is excited to welcome Scott Hilgenberg to our legal team. As our new Land Use Fellow, Scott will help community groups better understand and engage in Oregon’s Statewide Land Use and Planning Goals and the overall land use system. Scott will be working in...
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...
Feds Deny Jordan Cove LNG Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline
In December 2016, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a request from Canadian oil and gas companies for rehearing of the case surrounding the proposed Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline, finalizing the...
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...