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Member Support is Essential We believe that access to clean water is a basic human right. To us, this means that we should all have clean drinking water coming out of the taps and access to clean rivers where we can swim, play, work, and catch fish and other wild foods without fear of toxic pollution. It is our pleasure and privilege to defend your right to clean water. Your contributions make it all possible. Become a Columbia Riverkeeper member now with your critical donation! |
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What's Next for Lower Snake Dam Removal? After months of public input and stakeholder meetings, Senator Patty Murray and Governor Jay Inslee issued their final report and recommendations on replacing the services of the four Lower Snake River dams. The report says that replacing the dams’ services is feasible, and dam removal is urgently needed to restore salmon, orcas, and Tribal rights. |
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Big News for Zenith Oil-by-Rail Zenith announced the company will transition its Portland facility out of crude oil storage to renewable fuels in five years. Zenith's proposal to phase out crude oil handling is the direct result of countless hours spent by Portlanders and others to protect our communities, air, and water from the dangers of fossil fuels. Until Zenith ends oil-by-rail, our work continues. |
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New Newsletter Inspires It’s no secret, at Columbia Riverkeeper, we love what we do—fighting for clean water is what gets us excited to hop out of bed every morning and do our best to continue the good fight. That’s why our latest newsletter theme “Love, Defend, Clean Water” feels timely. |
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Comunidades Launches New Website Columbia Riverkeeper is proud to fiscally sponsor Comunidades, an organization that works to amplify Latino voices for environmental and social justice while increasing Latino engagement and leadership in Columbia River Gorge communities. Check out Comunidades’s inspiring work on the organization’s new website. |
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Member Spotlight: Cambria Keely From teenage activist to college student, hear former intern Cambria Keely’s journey into activism. Her contributions to Columbia Riverkeeper included rally speeches, letters to the editor, and more. We can’t wait to see what’s next for Cambria! |
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Events & Engagement:
- Webinar “Restoring the River: What a New Superfund Site on the Columbia Means for Public Health and Clean Water” September 29, 2022, at 12 p.m. PST via Zoom. Learn more about what it means to be a Superfund site, why Bradford Island and surrounding waters were listed, updates on cleanup efforts, what’s next, and how you can get engaged.
- Nichols Natural Area Open to School Groups: Ongoing. The Nichols Natural Area is a living laboratory in the middle of the bustling Hood River waterfront. At Nichols, learning is not confined by classroom walls. Contact Lorri Epstein, Water Quality Director, at lorri@columbiariverkeeper.org to learn more.
- Save the Date, 10 Year White Salmon Anniversary: October 7, 2022, 10 a.m., Condit Dam, WA Yakama Nation Comprehensive Salmon Restoration Strategy presents the “White Salmon River Homecoming 10 Year Commemoration.” RSVP today, more details to come.
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In the News:
- Interactive Hanford Story Teaches about Nuclear Site's Threat to Columbia River, Public News Service, September 21, 2022
- Historia interactiva de Hanford enseña la amenaza del Sitio Nuclear para Río Columbia, Public News Service, September 21, 2022
- Zenith Energy to phase out crude oil at Portland terminal, OPB, September 16, 2022
- Columbia Riverkeeper gets EPA grant to pay for community education, outreach, The Columbian, August 30, 2022
- $2B Next Renewable Fuels project opposed by Oregon green groups gets DEQ permit, Portland Business Journal, August 30, 2022
- Environmental group challenges new gas pipeline, generator, Herald and News, August 29, 2022
- Lower Snake River dam removals now hinge on energy, irrigation replacements, Courthouse News, August 29, 2022
- It’s Been One Year Since Portland Moved to Stop Zenith’s Oil Operations—So Why Are They Still Operating?, Portland Mercury, August 26, 2022
- Energy, Fishing, and Conservation Groups Respond to Washington Lawmakers' Presumptive Plan for Snake River Dam Replacement, Defenders of Wildlife, August 26, 2022
- Many nonprofits support final Snake River report, want more action, NBC News, August 26, 2022
- Dairy Air Emissions/CAFOs Environmental Organizations Petition Oregon Environmental Quality Commission to Promulgate Rule Requiring Quantification/Regulation, JD Supra, August 26, 2022
- Portland adopts limits on fossil fuel terminals, OPB, August 24, 2022
- For tribes, Columbia River’s spiritual waters sustain life, traditions as challenges mount, Oregonian, August 23, 2022
- Washington AG, West Coast states oppose major gas pipeline project, Seattle Times, August 23, 2022
- Coalition of 22 advocacy groups ask Oregon to regulate dairy air pollution, Statesman Journal, August 18, 2022
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