CLIMATE NEWS
Crag Joins City of Portland to Defend Denial of Zenith
Willamette and Columbia Riverkeepers Intervene at LUBA to Reinforce Portland’s Denial of Zenith’s Oil-by-Rail Facility On behalf of our clients Willamette Riverkeeper and Columbia Riverkeeper, Crag filed a Motion to Intervene in support of the City of Portland's...
Dredging Permits Denied for Jordan Cove Fracked Gas Terminal
Dredging Permits Denied for Jordan Cove LNG Terminal2021Oregon Court Strikes Down Two Additional Permits for Jordan Cove LNG The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals reverses two local dredging permits for the fledgling Jordan Cove LNG project citing impacts to the Coos...
Victory Over Fracked Gas Power Plant
Victory Over Fracked Gas Power Plant2021With the cancellation of the Perennial Wind Chaser power plant, scenes like this from the natural gas-fired Chehalis Generation Facility in Washington won’t be coming to Hermiston any time soon. Photo by Steven Baltakatei...
COMMUNITIES NEWS
Legal Fight Continues to Protect Farmland & Wetlands
Crag challenges Columbia County’s third attempt to rezone hundreds of acres to Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals On behalf of Columbia Riverkeeper and 1000 Friends of Oregon, Crag filed a legal challenge to Columbia County’s controversial decision to rezone over 830...
Another Victory against Jordan Cove LNG for Coasts, Communities, and the Climate
Another Victory Against Jordan Cove LNG for Coasts, Communities, and the Climate 2021On February 8th, 2021 Crag won another victory against the proposed Jordan Cove liquified natural gas export terminal and fracked gas pipeline in Southern Oregon. The US...
Victory for Roosevelt Elk – Chiloquin, Oregon
Victory for Forests & Elk - Chiloquin, Oregon 2020Roosevelt Elk - Photo by Stephen Baker, BLM Oregon On December 10, 2020, the Land Use Board of Appeals ruled in favor of our community clients, finding that Klamath County failed to justify its decision to approve...
THE WILD NEWS
Crag takes on Forest Service for lack of transparency
Critically important large trees over 21” in diameter are now open to logging in six national forests in Oregon and Washington. Pictured: Large tree cut down in Malheur National Forest. Photo by Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project. Crag takes Forest Service to court...
Crag Files Suit Protecting Fremont-Winema Forest Against Unlawful Logging
Crag Files Suit Protecting Fremont-Winema Forest Against Unlawful Logging by Goran Pope | July 12th, 2022Tree from Baby Bear project flagged for logging in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. Photo Credit Chandra LeGue, Oregon Wild. Today, July 12th, Crag filed a...
Crag files “Eastside Screens” lawsuit
Crag files “Eastside Screens” lawsuit to protect large trees in Eastern Oregon and Washington Old growth ponderosa pines logged in the Malheur National Forest as part of the Big Mosquito sale. Photo Credit Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project. Today, June 14, 2022,...