US Army Corp
of Engineers Documents Violations
- The
United States Army Corps of Engineers documented numerous violations of the
Clean Water Act by Mt. Hood Meadows resulting from unpermitted fills of sensitive alpine
wetlands.
- Local citizens discovered oil spills that were not reported by Mt. Hood
Meadows. Oregon DEQ had to order Meadows to excavate hundreds of cubic yards of contaminated soil in
order to remediate the spill.
- Mt. Hood Meadows actively opposed Clinton's historic roadless area
initiative that received the support of millions Americans.
- Mt. Hood Meadows' proposed expansion plans would impact between 60-70
acres of old-growth forest.
- Mt. Hood Meadows has clearcut acres of runs in the sensitive krummholz
ecosystem high on Mt. Hoodıs alpine slopes.
- Mt. Hood Meadows' planned expansion of the West Side Base area would
impact over 40 acres of sensitive riparian reserves.
- Mt. Hood Meadows' proposed expansion plans would kill spotted owls and
would adversely effect native steelhead trout that are protected under the Endangered Species Act.
- Mt. Hood Meadows built an illegal road to construct the Cascade Chair
after the Forest Service forced them to drop the road due to environmental concerns raised by local citizens.
- Judge King of the United States District Court held that Mt. Hood Meadows
and the United States Forest Service failed to look at alternatives to the tremendous traffic problems on
U.S. 26.
Ski Area Citizens' Environmental
Scorecard
The Ski Area Citizens produces an
Environmental Scorecard that grades western U.S. ski resorts on
their environmental policies and practices. The Coalition strives to
differentiate between those ski areas that engage in environmentally sound
practices on the ground versus those that merely claim to do so. |
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Gravel plowed into the
headwaters of the east fork of the Hood River |
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Wetlands filled to create
a ski run |
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Litter accumulates in the
meadow after snowmelt |
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Erosion caused by chair
lift construction |
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Debris caused by water
sheeting over pavement |
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A rare white bark alpine
fir is cut |
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