by Megan Gleason | Jun 14, 2022 | Public Lands, The Wild, Wildlife
Protecting Large Trees in Eastern Oregon Restoring protections to large trees in Eastern Oregon supports wildlife, climate, and clean water Large Trees over 21” in diameter, like this tree in Ochoco National Forest, are proposed for logging as part of the Trump-era...
by Megan Gleason | Jun 14, 2022 | Public Lands News, The Wild News
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,...
by Lizzy Gazeley | May 19, 2022 | Communities, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice
Yacolt Mountain Quarry by Lizzy Gazeley | January 18, 2022 Photo provided by The East Fork Community Coalition. 40 miles north of Portland, in Clark County, a mining quarry poses significant risk to the health and safety of the residents of Yacolt and the surrounding...
by Elliott Davis | Aug 9, 2018 | Communities, Environmental Health, Native Fish
Molalla Wastewater Treatment Plant Violations Clean water is essential for people and wildlife to survive. The city of Molalla—located in Clackamas County, Oregon—is failing to protect this right. For over a decade, Molalla’s sewage treatment plant has violated the...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
In December 2016, the City of Portland took a major step against the expansion of dirty fossil fuels and toward climate justice by unanimously adopting citywide restrictions on bulk fossil fuel infrastructure. The City amended its zoning code to restrict new fossil...