by Maura Fahey | Nov 1, 2019 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
On November 1, 2019, Crag filed a request for a hearing to challenge Perennial Wind Chaser’s (Perennial) proposed 415-megawatt fracked gas-fired power plant, near Hermiston, Ore. Crag is representing Columbia Riverkeeper, Friends of the Columbia Gorge, and Oregon... 
by Oliver Stiefel | Oct 16, 2019 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News & Victories, Uncategorized
On Friday October 11, the Thurston County Superior Court agreed with a coalition of groups that the Shorelines Hearings Board must address whether an Environmental Impact Statement prepared by Skagit County adequately considers impacts to critically endangered... 
by Maura Fahey | Dec 28, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals rejected Columbia County’s second attempt to open 837 acres of high-value agricultural land along the Columbia River to industrial development. The Port of St. Helens proposes doubling the size of its rural Port Westward... 
by Elliott Davis | Aug 6, 2018 | Climate Recent Cases, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Fighting Fossil Fuels Recent Cases, Land Use Recent Cases
Along the Columbia River, Port Westward exhibits a delicate balance between development and agriculture, hosting some of the best farmland in the entire country. Local farmers grow heirloom peppermint, native spearmint, and plenty of delicious blueberries. These... 
by Maura Fahey | Jul 31, 2018 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
Oregon Supreme Court Declines Review, Leaving in Place Oregon Court of Appeals Ruling in Favor of Portland’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance July 31, 2018 (Portland, Ore.) –– Today a coalition of public interest groups celebrated news that opponents to Portland’s... 
by Elliott Davis | Jul 31, 2018 | Climate Recent Cases, Coastal Law Project News, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Fighting Fossil Fuels Recent Cases
For nearly a decade, out-of-state energy speculators have attempted to construct a liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal and pipeline in Coos Bay, which would export fracked gas to Pacific countries. Construction of the Pacific Connector would require a 230-mile long,...