Welcome to FLOW

FLOW’s mission is to provide public education, field monitoring and legal oversight to protect Oregon Waters from pollution and development.

The Oregon Waters Campaign was formed to engage FLOW in advocacy on behalf of these living waters and to protect the life that depends on these waters.

FLOW SOUTH & LNG NEWS: 

FERC WITHDRAWS APPROVAL OF JORDAN COVE/PACIFIC CONNECTOR LNG PROJECT!

On Tuesday, April 16^th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission vacated authorization of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos County, as well as the certificate to construct the proposed Pacific Connector pipeline through southwest Oregon, meaning those federal approvals are now void. 

This marks a major victory for the coalition opposing the project in Oregon, including hundreds of property owners along the proposed pipeline route, Friends of Living Oregon Waters,  Citizens Against LNG, Rogue Riverkeeper, Western Environmental Law Center, Rogue Flyfishers, Cascadia Wildlands and thousands of Oregon citizens.

While Jordan Cove has already begun a pre-application process for an export facility, FERC has agreed with our coalition that an export facility serves a different purpose than an import facility, and requires a separate analysis of environmental and economic impacts.

Jordan Cove and Pacific Connector have attempted to pull a bait-and-switch by flipping to export after receiving some of their required local approvals.  Thirteen months ago during a Coos County land use permit process for the pipeline, a Coos Bay newspaper asked if the project would switch to export. In response, Jordan Cove manager Bob Braddock said, “No, it's a stupid idea”.  Just six months later, Jordan Cove announced publicly it was shifting to export.  Prior to that, Douglas County approved a conditional use permit for the pipeline as long as the pipeline was for import, not export.

This is a major victory for the anti-LNG coalition.

CLICK HERE FOR A LINK TO MORE INFORMATION REGARDING LNG & SOUTHERN OREGON

CATTLE GRAZING & PUBLIC LANDS:

CLICK HERE TO READ A PROFILE OF DEADWOOD GRAZING- HIGH CASCADES, ROGUE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL FOREST, SW OREGON

FLOW EAST:

FLOW FILES COMMENTS ON THE NORTH STEENS TRANSMISSION LINE AND WIND ENERGY GENERATION PROJECT. CLICK HERE TO READ THEM.

FLOW NORTH:

9th Circuit Vacates Bradwood LNG license

The 9th Circuit vacated Bradwood license after the State of Oregon, State of Washington, Nez Perce tribe, and a coalition of conservation and citizen groups (Columbia Riverkeeper, Sierra Club, Landowners and Citizens for a Safe Community, Wahkiakum Friends of the River, and Willapa Hills Audubon Society) challenged the license.  The Court ruled that because Bradwood Landing was bankrupt and “the future of the project is currently in grave doubt” that the challenge was moot.  The Court then vacated Bradwood’s license, which means the project cannot be built. 

Oregon Waters Photo Galleries

Headwaters of the Wild Imnaha River

(South Fork, Hawkins Pass, Eagle Cap Wilderness)

FEATURED GALLERY:

CLICK HERE: HIKING ALONG THE WILD UPPER IMNAHA RIVER

Click here to see more FLOW photographs of Oregon Waters