by Megan Gleason | Oct 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
October 27, 2022 Farm Protection, Conservation Groups Celebrate Appeals Board Ruling That Rejects Major Rail Yard for Proposed Refinery at Port Westward On October 27, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals overturned Columbia County’s approval of a 400-car rail yard...
by Megan Gleason | Sep 26, 2022 | 2022 Summer Newsletter pt 2
Finding Hope in Local Climate Action by Maura Fahey | August 31, 2022 Tom McCall Preserve. Photo by Eileen Hartmann. It seems like every day we hear about a new record-breaking weather event happening around the world – heat domes, unprecedented rainfall, blizzards...
by Crag Law Center | Oct 21, 2021 | Communities News, Features
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...
by Elliott Davis | Aug 6, 2018 | Climate, Fighting Fossil Fuels, Land Use
Port Westward: Protecting Farmland; Fighting Fossil Fuels Along the Columbia River, Port Westward exhibits a delicate balance between development and agriculture, hosting some of the best farmland in the entire country. Local farmers grow heirloom peppermint, native...
by Crag Law Center | May 9, 2018 | Communities News, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News
Take a drive down the winding rural roads north of Clatskanie, Oregon. Meandering through this part of Columbia County, one cannot help but feel a sense of appreciation while observing some of the best farmland in the country. On these agricultural lands in the...
