Aubrey on Air

July 3, 2008 -- PEAC's own Aubrey Baldwin comments on the benefits of cogeneration plants as part of PEAC's new initiative to combat the sources of climate change. Read the news story and more about PEAC's regional efforts to address air pollution and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.

Saving the Tualatin from Toxics

In May, PEAC filed suit against Grabhorn, Inc., which operates one of the last unlined landfills in the Portland Metro region, for violations of the Clean Water Act. The Lakeside Reclamation Landfill, located on the banks of the Tualatin River a mere 1,250 feet upstream from the Tualatin National Wildlife Refuge, is discharging toxic pollutants, threatening the health of the local ecosystem, which includes endangered salmon, rare amphibians, and countless bird species. The 50-year old unlined landfill has contaminated local groundwater, threatening drinking water supplies, and interfering with one of the Willamette Valley's finest wineries. PEAC's suit seeks to ensure that current pollution discharges are halted, and that the river, wildlife, and local economy are protected long after the landfill is shut down.

Read about this and PEAC's other water work, and see the complaint.

Win for the Grizzly

May 28, 2008 – PEAC won critical protections for grizzly bears in Montana’s Flathead National Forest. In his decision, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy halted spring snowmobile use on over 52,000 acres to prevent harm to grizzly bears emerging from their winter dens.

Read more, including press, the press release and the opinion.

High Time for Mass Transit

May 2, 2008 -- Read a front-page Oregonian article citing PEAC Director Dan Rohlf on the environmental advisability of a new I-5 Columbia River Bridge.

Cutthroat Victory for Trout

Apr. 21, 2008 - PEAC assisted Earthjustice in a 9th Circuit win striking down the Bush administration's refusal to give Endangered Species protection to Columbia River coastal cutthroat trout, a unique and beautiful fish once abundant across the Pacific Northwest, now nearing extinction. Read more.