The Crag Law Center works with environmental groups and citizens groups in order to protect and maintain livable communities around the northwest. Many rural communities are threatened by unsustainable development, much to the detriment of local natural resources.
The Crag Law Center began its Livable Communities Program in 2001. Crag took on a project for local residents in Hood River County and conservations groups working to protect the North side of Mt. Hood at Cooper Spur. The program expanded in 2003 to other areas in the Pacific Northwest. After numerous requests for help from people on the Oregon Coast, the Center launched the Coastal Law Project in 2004. Then, in 2005, the Crag Law Center started an initiative focusing on environmental justice issues which has now expanded into a full-blown project.
Most recently, the passing of Measure 49 led many people to contact Crag for help to ensure that excessive development would not overwhelm Oregon’s farmland and forestland. Currently, the Crag Law Center represents the North Slope Borough and the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commision in their efforts to stop the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company’s plans to drill for oil in their traditional hunting grounds. With a history of successes throughout Oregon and Alaska, the Crag Law Center currently aims to expand their Livable Communities Project even further in the future. You can learn more about the Center€™s Livable Communities Project by browsing deeper.
