by Patricia Donohue | Jan 5, 2013 | Climate Victories, Victories
Kinder Morgan Gives Up on Coal Export Project 2013 In 2013, Kinder Morgan decided to walk away from plans for a massive coal export terminal at Port Westward on the Columbia River near Clatskanie, Oregon. Their decision came after Crag and a coalition of groups worked...
by Bridget O'Brien | Jul 23, 2011 | Climate Victories, Community Victories, Victories
Crag Supports Iñupiat Communities defeat Arctic Drilling for the Second Time 2011 In January of 2011, the Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) in Washington D.C. rejected two air permits issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Shell Oil for proposed...
by Patricia Donohue | Nov 6, 2010 | Climate Victories, Coastal Law Project Victories, Victories
Bradwood Landing LNG Denied 2010 In November 2010, Crag scored a victory against the Bradwood Landing facility on the Columbia River. The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that Clatsop County had minimized the impacts of the facility, so the land use approvals for the LNG...
by Bridget O'Brien | Aug 4, 2010 | Climate Victories, Coastal Law Project Victories, Victories
Crag Fights Ocean Acidification 2010 In March 2010, Crag compelled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue national policy concerning ocean acidification and to issue a guidance on how it intends to regulate the problem through the Clean Water Act. On May...
by Rena Kittredge | Nov 15, 2008 | Climate Victories, Community Victories, Wild Victories
Crag Helps Iñupiat Communities Stop Offshore Drilling 2008 In 2008, Crag won a landmark victory for the indigenous Iñupiat communities of the North Slope and the Arctic environment. In November 2008, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Royal Dutch Shell’s...