by Courtney Johnson | May 25, 2011 | Blog
I love my job. I get to work to protect our environment, including Oregon’s amazing coastline and the ecosystems, wildlife, and communities that thrive there. But one downside of this job is that I am often tied to my desk with many projects demanding my...
by Courtney Johnson | May 24, 2011 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Land Use News, News
A proposed large-scale destination resort on a remote and wild section of the Oregon coast in Curry County will not move forward without further review by the local land use authority. In a decision issued Friday, the Land Use Board of Appeals found that the county...
by Courtney Johnson | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Land Use News, News
In a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals hammered what could be the final nail in the coffin for the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Opponents of liquefied natural gas (LNG) celebrated earlier this year when the company announced it was filing for...
by Ralph Bloemers | Sep 1, 2010 | Blog, Features, Land Use News, News
In a decision issued today, the Oregon Court of Appeals took a big step to preserve Oregon farm and forest lands from large developments proposed under former Measure 37 claims. The Court reversed Yamhill County’s decision allowing a large development in Yamhill...
by Ralph Bloemers | Oct 15, 2009 | Land Use News
In 2004, a majority of Oregonians voted for ballot initiative Measure 37 only to later discover that the measure threatened to unravel Oregon’s land use system. The measure permitted landowners to file claims demanding that all land use regulations be removed...
