by Bridget O'Brien | Jul 14, 2020 | Climate Victories, Victories
Victory Halts Portland Fossil Fuel Development 2019 On December 18, 2019, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to re-adopt a city ordinance restricting fossil fuels. Portland’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance sharply restricts large new oil train terminals and other...
by Bridget O'Brien | Dec 15, 2019 | Climate Victories, Victories
Crag Halts Oil Refinery Expansion on the Salish Sea 2019 In December 2019, Crag helped Puget Sound area communities effectively halt plans to expand the Anacortes Oil Refinery for the production and export mixed xylenes—a petrochemical product used to make plastics....
by Patricia Donohue | Sep 14, 2019 | Community Victories, Victories
Environmental Justice Win in West Eugene! 2019 In September 2019, the Lane County Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) agreed to improve air quality monitoring and community engagement in West Eugene, in response to a 2014 civil rights and environmental justice...
by Grace Sipp | Aug 15, 2019 | Community Victories, Features, Land Use News, Victories
Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) Remands Douglas County Revisions to Land Use Comprehensive Plan On Friday, August 2nd, LUBA took a huge step in protecting farm and forestland in Douglas County. LUBA remanded a Douglas County decision to amend its comprehensive plan...
by Bridget O'Brien | Aug 4, 2019 | Community Victories, Victories
Oregon Farmers Win in Court of Appeals 2019 In 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed two decisions issued by Yamhill County that authorized subdivisions on high-value farmland in the Chehalem Mountains. These decisions protect Oregon farmland from being converted...
by Crag Law Center | May 23, 2019 | Community Victories, Features, Land Use News, Victories
Court Decision Effectively Halts Plans for Proposed Methanol Refinery, Industrial Expansion at Columbia River Port Crag is celebrating with our client Columbia Riverkeeper on a key victory for farmland and our climate. On May 22, 2019 the Oregon Court of Appeals...
