by Megan Gleason | Jan 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
last updated Jan 11, 2023 Legal briefs filed on behalf of the broad coalition defending Oregon’s Climate Protection Plan Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Amicus Brief – filed Jan 11, 2023 New Seasons Market LLC, Indow, SERA Architects Inc., Neil...
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 | May 10, 2022 | Climate Victories, Community Victories
Victory for Farmland, Water and Salmon! 2022 Appeals Board Ruling Protects High-Value Farmland, Clean Water, and Salmon Habitat in the Lower Columbia. On May 9, 2022 Columbia County’s effort to rezone hundreds of acres at Port Westward was overturned by the Oregon...
by Crag Law Center | Feb 4, 2022 | Climate Victories, Community Victories
LUBA upholds City’s right to deny fossil fuel expansion 2022 Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Rules Portland Has Authority to Deny Zenith Oil Storage Facility Permits; Must Make Additional Findings On February 3, 2022, Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upheld...