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 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News
On behalf of a large coalition of local interests, Crag Law Center recently challenged a major expansion of the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. Tesoro wants to produce a new fossil fuel-based product—mixed xylenes—that would be manufactured from crude...
by Patricia Donohue | Jul 16, 2016 | Climate Victories, Coastal Law Project Victories, Victories
City of Warrenton Denies Permits for Oregon LNG 2016 From 2011 to 2016, Crag worked with both Columbia Riverkeeper and Oregon Shores to challenge and ultimately defeat the Warrenton LNG export project because of potential risks to the community and endangered...
by Patricia Donohue | Aug 28, 2014 | Climate Victories, Community Victories, Victories
Industrial Expansion of Port Westward Halted 2014 In August 2014, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals rejected the Port of St. Helens’ plan to rezone prime farmland for industrial development, which would double the size of Port Westward, after a challenge by...
by Patricia Donohue | Jan 5, 2013 | Climate Victories, Victories
Kinder Morgan Gives Up on Coal Export Project 2013 In 2013, Kinder Morgan decided to walk away from plans for a massive coal export terminal at Port Westward on the Columbia River near Clatskanie, Oregon. Their decision came after Crag and a coalition of groups worked...
