by Crag Law Center | Sep 6, 2012 | Blog, News
Over the last several months, the climbing community has been working with the Bureau of Land Management to protect and manage habitat for golden eagles while ensuring that climbers retained access to one of the premier climbing destinations in the Pacific Northwest. ...
by Courtney Johnson | Feb 8, 2012 | Blog
Our Ocean, a coalition of conservation groups in Oregon, including Crag clients Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and Surfrider, has been working for years to set aside small areas of the State’s ocean waters for a network of marine reserves and protected...
by Courtney Johnson | Jan 27, 2012 | Blog
Yesterday, the Port of St. Helens approved agreements with two companies to export coal to Asia — potentially as much as 38 tons per year. Other ports including Portland, Vancouver, Tacoma, and Kalama have all recently rejected similar bids to export coal from...
by Crag Law Center | Dec 21, 2011 | Blog, Climate Justice News, Features, News
The Winter Solstice – the darkest day of the year – is my favorite holiday. It offers the opportunity to reflect on the darkness of the past four seasons, to embrace that darkness and all it has taught us, and to let the darkness go and quest for light and hope. The...
by Courtney Johnson | Oct 21, 2011 | Blog, Features, Land Use News, News
Oregon’s epic battle over land use and property rights in Measure 37 and Measure 49 closed a chapter this week. Yesterday, the Oregon Supreme Court issued its decision in Friends of Yamhill County v. Board of Commissioners of Yamhill County, finding that...