CLIMATE NEWS
New Setback for Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal
New Setback for Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal2020Aeriel view of Jordan Cove from the north. Photos courtesy of Alex Derr.Local land use permit revoked for controversial fracked gas export terminal On Friday, July 17, 2020, Crag successfully overturned a local land...
Climate Justice Cannot Wait
Crag Files Brief Requesting Full Review of Youth Climate Case On March 12, 2020 Crag filed another amicus brief in support of the youth plaintiffs in Juliana v. U.S. on behalf of the League of Women Voters of (Oregon and National Chapters), the National Children’s...
Petrochemical Project Cancelled!
Deal Prevents Climate Pollution, Protects Southern Resident Orcas Thanks to Crag and our clients, another Pacific Northwest fossil fuel project bites the dust! In a settlement agreement announced on December 30, 2019, the owners of the Anacortes Oil Refinery agreed to...
COMMUNITIES NEWS
Oregon Passes Breakthrough Forest Bill
On Friday, June 26th, the Oregon Legislature passed new forestry reforms and directed the state to set up a mediation process for comprehensive protections for salmon streams on non-federal forests. In an overwhelming bipartisan vote, both chambers of the Oregon...
The Fight Continues: FERC Approves Jordan Cove LNG
Despite Oregon Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG In the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic and national health emergency, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) conditionally approved the Jordan...
Crag Files Appeal of Permit for Jordan Cove LNG Terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon
On Monday, on behalf of Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and Surfrider Foundation, Crag staff attorney Meriel Darzen filed an appeal of the most recent approval of the Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay. The proposed Jordan LNG pipeline and export facility...
THE WILD NEWS
Long Effort to protect Cooper Spur Hangs in the Balance
For nearly two decades, Crag has supported Hood River Valley community members in protecting the north side of Mt. Hood at Cooper Spur and protecting the upper valley’s water supplies and agricultural communities. Background In 2001, through a land trade with Hood...
Crag Files Lawsuit to Protect Old Growth and Threatened Wildlife
Crag Files Lawsuit to Protect Old Growth and Endangered Wildlife by Meriel Darzen | Apr 30, 2020 | Public Lands News, Wildlife News |Even as the country is hunkered down, weathering a massive crisis, the Trump administration is allowing destructive activities to...
Crag Files New Case to Protect the Ochoco Mountains
Crag Files New Case to Protect the Ochoco Mountains by Oliver Stiefel |April 23, 2020On Monday April 20, Crag filed a new federal lawsuit challenging a major logging project in the Ochoco National Forest in Central Oregon. Filed on behalf of long-time clients Central...