by Patricia Donohue | May 22, 2019 | Climate Victories, Victories
Oregon Farmland Protected from Proposed Methanol Refinery at Port Westward! 2019 On May 22, 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals upheld the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals’ finding that Columbia County failed to comply with Oregon’s land use law by doubling...
by Crag Law Center | Jan 15, 2019 | Features, News, Public Lands News, The Wild News, Victories, Wildlife News
In a victory for public lands, wildlife, and native fish, Judge Marco Hernández ruled that the Forest Service failed to satisfy its legal obligation to study the environmental impacts of a major new trail system for off-road vehicles, and to ensure that...
by Maura Fahey | Dec 28, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, Victories
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 Bridget O'Brien | Jul 14, 2018 | Victories, Wild Victories
Victory in the Beautiful Ochoco National Forest 2019 In January 2019, the Oregon Federal District Court ruled that a proposal to build a 137-mile Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) trail system in the Ochoco National Forest would harm habitat for elk, wolves, and native fish, and...
by Bridget O'Brien | Jul 14, 2018 | Victories, Wild Victories
Crag Saves Old-Growth and Wildlife in the Tongass Rainforest 2018 On November 28, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the Forest Service’s plan to log in the Tongass rainforest once and for all. Crag’s clients Greenpeace and Cascadia Wildlands finally...
by Rena Kittredge | Oct 27, 2017 | Climate Victories, Community Victories
Crag Stops Nestlé From Bottling Water in the Columbia Gorge 2017 In October 2017, after a long-fought battle, Crag and local conservation groups defeated Nestlé’s plan to bottle water from a pristine section of the Columbia River National Scenic Area and to build a...
