by Megan Gleason | Jun 14, 2022 | Public Lands, The Wild, Wildlife
Protecting Large Trees in Eastern Oregon Restoring protections to large trees in Eastern Oregon supports wildlife, climate, and clean water Large Trees over 21” in diameter, like this tree in Ochoco National Forest, are proposed for logging as part of the Trump-era...
by Crag Law Center | May 9, 2018 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News
On behalf of a large coalition of local interests, Crag Law Center recently challenged a major expansion of the Tesoro oil refinery in Anacortes, Washington. Tesoro wants to produce a new fossil fuel-based product—mixed xylenes—that would be manufactured from crude...
by Crag Law Center | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog
Last week, I traveled to Skagit County, Washington for a hearing on a proposed $400 million expansion of the Tesoro oil refinery, which is located on the banks of the Salish Sea in Anacortes. With more electric vehicles on the road and better fuel efficiency...
by Crag Law Center | Aug 12, 2016 | Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
Judge: No Constitutional Problem in Oregon’s Denial of Columbia River Coal Export Terminal Coal port proponents go 0-7 in first round of legal challenge to state’s denial of key permit Yesterday, an administrative law judge upheld Oregon’s decision to reject permits...
by Crag Law Center | Apr 8, 2013 | Features, Fighting Fossil Fuels News, News
A second coal export project in Oregon and Washington was dropped on April 1st, marking a victory for local environmental groups, and, of course, the environment itself. This is the second of five Northwest coal export projects to fail in the past year—in 2012, Rail...