by Patricia Donohue | Apr 20, 2011 | Coastal Law Project Victories, Community Victories, Wild Victories
Crook River Destination Resort Rejected by LUBA 2011 Working with Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, Crag helped save a wild area of land adjacent to the Oregon Islands National Wildlife from being developed into a destination resort and golf course. History A...
by Rena Kittredge | Aug 17, 2010 | Victories, Wild Victories
Crag Protects Rivers from Logging Road Runoff in Groundbreaking Case 2010 In August 2010, Crag secured a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that rainwater channeled by logging roads into rivers is pollution and can be regulated under the Clean Water Act. Now, the...
by Bridget O'Brien | Aug 3, 2009 | Community Victories, Victories, Wild Victories
200,000 Acres of Wilderness and Water Source Area Protected on Mt. Hood 2009 In 2009, Crag Law Center helped usher the Mt. Hood Wilderness legislation through Congress and to President Obama’s desk. The legislation adopted a hard-fought settlement that was intended...
by Patricia Donohue | Apr 20, 2009 | Coastal Law Project Victories, Community Victories, Wild Victories
RV Development Halted on Coquille River 2009 In 2008, Crag defeated a proposed subdivision along the banks of the Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon, protecting dozens of acres of rural land and preserving the river’s water quality and native wildlife. The History In...
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...
by Patricia Donohue | Apr 27, 2007 | Victories, Wild Victories
Old Growth in Blue Mountains Protected! 2007 Crag Moves Quickly to Protect Fire-scarred, Old Growth Trees In 2007, Crag secured protections for old growth forests in the Blue Mountains that were slated for timber sales following the 2005 School Fire....
