by Megan Gleason | May 22, 2023 | The Wild News, Victories, Wild Victories
Early Victory in McKenzie River hatcheries case Lawsuit proceeds to discovery after defeating motion to dismiss last updated June 8, 2023 The McKenzie River basin provides clean drinking water for over 200,000 Oregonians, and spawning and rearing grounds for native...
by Lizzy Gazeley | Mar 1, 2022 | Communities, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice
Air pollution in West Eugene from JH Baxter. Image sourced from our client, Beyond Toxics. After over a decade of public pressure and legal action, JH Baxter announced that they would shut down operations on January 31st, 2022. JH Baxter is a producer of...
by Crag Law Center | Apr 25, 2016 | Environmental Health News, News
In response to the recent crisis over air toxics in Southeast Portland, the Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) issued a temporary rule that applies to colored art glass manufacturers, including the Bullseye and Uroboros companies. A Forest Service moss study and...
by Crag Law Center | Mar 30, 2016 | Environmental Health News, Features, News
Crag Law Center led a diverse coalition of eleven environmental and social justice groups, who submitted comments on a proposed temporary rule that would regulate emissions of air toxics from colored glass manufacturing facilities. The temporary rule was proposed by...
by Bridget O'Brien | Aug 4, 2011 | Community Victories, Victories
Unfair Settlement Over Toxic Waste Dump Stopped at Alkali Lake 2012 In 2012, Crag represented local residents in the high desert of Oregon to object to a settlement between the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and Bayer Cropscience, the company that made and...