by Elliott Davis | Aug 9, 2018 | Communities Recent Cases, Environmental Health News, Environmental Health Recent Cases, Native Fish Recent Cases, Uncategorized
Molalla River. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management. 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... 
by Elliott Davis | Aug 6, 2018 | Climate Recent Cases, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Fighting Fossil Fuels Recent Cases, Land Use Recent Cases
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 spearmint, and plenty of delicious blueberries. These... 
by Elliott Davis | Jul 31, 2018 | Climate Justice News, Climate Justice Recent Cases, Climate Recent Cases
In 2015, a group of youth plaintiffs, including several Oregon youth, filed a lawsuit in the federal district court of Oregon asserting that through the U.S. government’s affirmative actions that cause climate change – promoting fossil fuel production and... 
by Elliott Davis | Jul 25, 2018 | Climate Justice News, Climate Justice Recent Cases, Climate Recent Cases
For the last seven years, we have represented two courageous youth from Eugene, Oregon – Ollie Chernaik and Kelsey Juliana – who are both concerned that the State of Oregon is actively contributing to the devastating effects of climate change. These two young people... 
by Maura Fahey | May 9, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use Recent Cases
When it comes to protecting the climate, we often find ourselves playing defense against massive fossil fuel development proposals that threaten our communities and environment. In the Pacific Northwest, we have experienced an onslaught of fossil fuel export proposals...