CLIMATE NEWS
Oral Arguments Today As Oil Industry Attempts to Overturn Portland’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance
June 15, 2017 (Salem, OR) – The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) heard oral arguments today about a challenge to Portland’s landmark fossil fuel ordinance. In 2016, the City of Portland passed the land use ordinance restricting development of new major fossil...
Crag Takes on Role in Federal Youth Climate Case
Youth plaintiff Kelsey Juliana speaks during a press conference on the sidewalk in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington. The youth with her are part of 21 plaintiffs in a landmark federal lawsuit which accuses the federal government of violating...
Defending Portland’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance
Crag Represents Coalition of Public Health, Environmental, & Sustainable Economy Groups in Opposing Industry Lawsuit Challenging Portland's Fossil Fuel Terminals Ordinance. Today Crag filed a motion to intervene in an industry-backed lawsuit challenging Portland’s...
COMMUNITIES NEWS
Jordan Cove LNG project DENIED!
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has denied applications for Jordan Cove LNG and Pacific Connector Pipeline to construct and operate a major LNG export facility in Coos Bay and southwest Oregon. Crag has worked for years with client Oregon Shores...
Another Blow to Oregon LNG
Last week, a Hearings Officer in the City of Warrenton denied land use permits for Oregon LNG's natural gas terminal. Crag worked together with clients Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition to demonstrate the proposal's risks to the community...
Crag Secures Injunction Against Illegal Asphalt Plant
After nearly four years of representing Rogue Advocates and local Rogue Valley residents in a fight against an illegal asphalt operation, Crag has secured an order from a federal judge requiring the asphalt plant to cease operations at a residential property in...
THE WILD NEWS
Law Suit Over Stalled Land Trade to Move Forward
Federal District Court Rejects Forest Service’s Attempt to Dismiss Suit That Seeks To Enforce the Requirements of the 2009 Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill On January 6, 2016, a Federal District Court in Oregon rejected the Forest Service’s attempt to dismiss a case...
Victory in the Tongass! Forest Service Announces Withdrawal of Mitkof Timber Sale
Forest Service Backs Down, Cancels Controversial Tongass Old-growth Timber Sale PETERSBURG, Alaska— The U.S. Forest Service has formally withdrawn its March authorization of the Mitkof Island Project — a large, 35-million-board-foot timber sale — through documents...
US Forest Service Sued for Failure to Complete Mt. Hood Land Exchange
Local conservation group files suit to enforce Mt. Hood Wilderness Bill protections for Cooper Spur Representing the Hood River Valley Residents Committee, Crag filed a lawsuit this week against the US Forest Service for failure to complete the Cooper Spur/Government...