by Elliott Davis | Aug 9, 2018 | Communities, Environmental Health, Native Fish
Molalla Wastewater Treatment Plant Violations Clean water is essential for people and wildlife to survive. The city of Molalla—located in Clackamas County, Oregon—is failing to protect this right. For over a decade, Molalla’s sewage treatment plant has violated the...
by Courtney Johnson | Mar 22, 2013 | Blog, Features
This week, the Supreme Court of the United States reversed and remanded the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that had determined Clean Water Act permits are required for stormwater discharges from logging roads. The case involved some complicated legal...
by Crag Law Center | Dec 6, 2012 | Blog
After many long months of preparation and over seven years of litigation, our case on the Clean Water Act has been briefed and submitted to the Supreme Court. The work started in the beautiful landscape of the Tillamook State Forest, where each fall, around this...
by Crag Law Center | Jul 15, 2011 | Blog, Features, Native Fish News, News
Logging roads kill fish – its been proven time and time again by EPA, state agencies, and independent scientists – and dedicated fishermen will tell you the same thing. Heavily roaded watersheds often have depressed fish populations, because those roads generate...
by Ralph Bloemers | Aug 17, 2010 | Blog, Features, Native Fish News, News, Public Lands News
Appeals Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Stormwater and Logging Roads in the Tillamook State Forest The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a long-awaited decision on the Oregon Department of Forestry’s management of logging roads and stormwater in the Tillamook...
