Wild Victories

               Public Lands, Wildlife, and Native Fish

Crag Protects Rivers from Logging Road Runoff in Groundbreaking Case

Crag Protects Rivers from Logging Road Runoff in Groundbreaking Case

In August 2010, Crag secured a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that rainwater channeled by logging roads into rivers is pollution and can be regulated under the Clean Water Act. Now, the Oregon Department of Forestry can no longer channel polluted stormwater into rivers and streams. 

Crag Helps Iñupiat Communities Stop Offshore Drilling

Crag Helps Iñupiat Communities Stop Offshore Drilling

In 2008, Crag won a landmark victory for the indigenous Iñupiat communities of the North Slope and the Arctic environment. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Royal Dutch Shell’s offshore exploration plan in the Beaufort Sea because of potential impacts to Iñupiat subsistence traditions.

Old Growth in Blue Mountains Protected

Old Growth in Blue Mountains Protected

After the School fire burned in the Washington portion of the Blue Mountains in 2005, the Forest Service proposed to log live growth trees. Crag acted quickly to protect them.

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