by Maura Fahey | Sep 9, 2015 | Environmental Health News, Features, News
On September 4th, Crag Law Center secured federal court approval of an agreement to settle a lawsuit against the City of Molalla for violations of the Clean Water Act brought on behalf of local conservation group, Bear Creek Recovery. The agreement is the result of...
by Courtney Johnson | Nov 7, 2014 | Coastal Law Project News, Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released its long-awaited Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jordan Cove-Pacific Connector LNG export terminal and pipeline. Crag is working with a coalition of conservation groups and individual...
by Courtney Johnson | Oct 9, 2014 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, Native Fish News, Water Conservation News
Crag and Earthjustice are working together to represent three conservation groups defending Oregon’s denial of a key permit for the proposed Morrow Pacific coal export facility. Friends of the Columbia Gorge, Columbia Riverkeeper and the Sierra Club filed a...
by Courtney Johnson | Oct 3, 2014 | Blog
When the Oregon Department of State Lands denied Ambre Energy’s permit application for a coal terminal near Boardman in August, Crag and its allies in the Power Past Coal coalition were thrilled. The permit would have allowed the construction of a dock in the...
by Courtney Johnson | Aug 27, 2014 | Environmental Justice News, Land Use News
Crag Law Center secured a victory today, on behalf of Rogue Advocates and local residents in Talent, Oregon, to uphold the rights of the public to participate in the local land use decision making process. Today’s decision from the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) is...