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Fracked Gas Power Plant Defeated! You did it! Together, we defeated a proposal to build a fracked gas power plant near the Columbia River. It would have been one of the largest greenhouse gas polluters in Oregon. Thank you for powering incredible victories for our climate and clean water. |
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Hanford Tank Leaks Demand Attention This fall, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Washington Department of Ecology announced an agreement that begins to address two of Hanford’s leaking underground tanks. The agreement made headlines, but does it make real progress to clean up radioactive and toxic waste? |
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Tell Oregon: Mega-Dairies Stink! Everyone deserves clean air. Large dairy factory farms must be held responsible for air pollution. Today, mega-dairy factory farm air pollution is virtually unregulated in Oregon. Let’s change that! |
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Vancouver City Council Bans New Major Fossil Fuel Terminals We did it! Together, our broad coalition of community groups and activists scored a major climate victory in Vancouver, WA. The fourth largest city in Washington State banned new, large fossil fuel projects. |
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Breaking Down Forever Chemicals Perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS), also known as forever chemicals, are synthetic chemicals used in a wide variety of household items. Join Columbia Riverkeeper online October 26, 2022, at 12 p.m. PST with special guests Dr. Alissa Cordner, Co-director of the PFAS Project Lab and Associate Professor at Whitman College, and Megan Liu, Science and Policy Manager for Toxic-Free Future, as we unpack why PFAS are bad and what you can do to protect yourself and clean water. |
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Thank you, Shelley Cimon For years, Shelley represented Columbia Riverkeeper as a volunteer on the Hanford Advisory Board (HAB). Columbia Riverkeeper and the HAB benefited from Shelley’s decades of knowledge and expertise, and Shelley remains a relentless advocate for protecting the Columbia River from Hanford’s contamination. Thank you, Shelley, for going above and beyond for the Columbia! |
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Events & Engagement:
- Membership Drive: 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. Join or renew today!
- GiveGuide: We are excited to participate in Willamette Week’s GiveGuide. Starting November 1, 2022, help build a culture of active community engagement. Learn more at GiveGuide.org.
- Webinar “The Fight for Fishing Rights on the Columbia”: November 2, 2022, at 12 p.m. via Zoom. Learn about the infamous Fish Wars and the case of Salmonscam Five over Native fishing rights. Speakers include Emily Washines, MPA, scholar, enrolled Yakama Nation tribal member, and Columbia Riverkeeper board member, and Tom Keefee, the attorney who represented Salmonscam Five. What is Salmonscam? In 1981, five Columbia River Indian fishers were accused of selling illegally caught fish to an undercover agent. The Yakama court found all the defendants innocent, ruling that they were entrapped by federal law enforcement officers.
- 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 Water Quality Director Lorri Epstein at lorri@columbiariverkeeper.org to learn more.
- Webinar Recording: “Restoring the River: What a New Superfund Site on the Columbia Means for Public Health and Clean Water What's next for Bradford Island?” Learn about this important environmental justice issue (featuring speakers from Yakama Nation Fisheries, EPA Region 10, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
- Webinar Recording: “Rumble on the River Community Forum: What’s Up with Zenith Energy and the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub in Portland?" The first in a series of community-driven forums to educate and activate around the threats to public health, safety, and our environment stemming from the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub, with a focus on Zenith Energy’s oil-by-rail operations.
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In the News:
- New Fossil Fuel Projects? Not in This City, Grist, October 14, 2022
- Oregon Agency Denies Key Permit for Proposed Renewable, Longview Daily News, October 9, 2022
- Proposed Renewable Diesel Refinery in Clatskanie To Get Key Rail Verdict At Month’s End, Willamette Week, October 7, 2022
- Vancouver Council Enacts Permanent Ban of Fossil Fuel Facilities, Columbian, October 4, 2022
- Public Input Sought on Oregon Dairy Air Pollution Regulations, Statesman Journal, October 5, 2022
- Portland Approves Zenith Energy's Renewable Fuels Plan, OPB, October 3, 2022
- Local View: Vancouver, OK Prohibition On Large Fossil-Fuel Facilities, Columbian, October 3, 2022
- After Superfund Listing, Hard Work of Columbia River Site Cleanup Starts, Public News Service, September 29, 2022
- Perennial Wind Chaser Station A No-Go, East Oregonian, September 28, 2022
- Commentary: Fight for Healthy Fish, Clean Columbia Gaining Momentum, Gorge News, September 28, 2022
- OR Scraps Plans for Gas-Fired Power Plant, Public News Service, September 28, 2022
- Stop Sacrificing Indigenous Sacred Sites in The Name Of Climate Change, Seattle Times, September 25, 2022
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