by Elliott Davis | Aug 2, 2018 | Features, The Way We Work
In this edition of The Way We Work, I interviewed Regna Merritt, the Healthy Climate Program Director at Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. Oregon PSR works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival by striving to end the nuclear...
by Elliott Davis | Aug 2, 2018 | Public Lands, Water Conservation, Wildlife
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex The Klamath Basin, spanning southern Oregon and northern California, contains five National Wildlife Refuges established to protect fish, wildlife, and waterfowl habitat. The Klamath Refuges serve as some of the most...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 31, 2018 | Climate, Climate Justice
Federal Youth Climate Case – Juliana v. U.S. In 2015, a group of youth plaintiffs, including several Oregon youth, filed a lawsuit in the federal district court of Oregon asserting that through the U.S. government’s affirmative actions that cause climate change...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 31, 2018 | Climate, Coastal Law Project, Fighting Fossil Fuels
Jordan Cove LNG Terminal “With the potential to be the largest source of greenhouse gases in the state, this project is totally inconsistent with the state’s climate goals. Hundreds of waterways, wildlife habitat areas, and private property would be impacted. And the...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska, known as the “crown jewel” of the National Forest System, is America’s largest and wildest national forest. Nearly 17 million acres in size, the Tongass is the largest intact temperate rainforest on Earth. The...
