by Courtney Johnson | Dec 14, 2013 | Blog, Features
We Portlanders are not the only ones who’ve been feeling the cold these last few weeks. Most of the country felt a serious chill as an “Arctic blast” spread over the country. When it’s this cold out, it’s not global warming we think of....
by Crag Law Center | Oct 9, 2012 | Features, News
As public interest environmental attorneys, in the course of arguing our clients’ cases we get to tell judges the most remarkable stories of individuals’ efforts to protect our environment. While we try to share many of these tales with our members, often the...
by Crag Law Center | Jan 27, 2012 | Climate Justice News, Features, News
Crag staff attorney Tanya Sanerib appeared in Lane County Circuit Court on Monday (1/23/12) to defend a lawsuit filed by our clients – 11 year old Olivia Chernaik and 15 year old Kelsey Juliana – demanding that the state of Oregon and Governor John...
by Crag Law Center | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog, Climate Justice News, News
Watch the Video On May 5, youth in Oregon sued Governor Kitzhaber for failing to adequately protect our atmosphere from climate change. At the same time, members of the next generation also sued the federal government, several other states, and launched lawsuits in...
by Crag Law Center | May 5, 2011 | Climate Justice News, Features, News
Fed up by the failure of international, national, and state governments to take appropriate action to combat the climate crisis, Oregon children and their families launched a lawsuit on May 4th against Governor Kitzhaber and the State of Oregon. The kids and parents...
