| Dream Big with Columbia Riverkeeper We have ambitious plans for 2023. Thousands of people join forces to dream—and fight—with Columbia Riverkeeper. Can you join today? Members make victories for clean water and our climate possible. Columbia Riverkeeper unites communities to fight for justice. As a member, you take on the fossil fuel industry and corporations that spew toxic pollution into the Columbia and the air we breathe. You work in solidarity with Tribal Nations. You hold the government accountable for cleaning up the most toxic place in America, the Hanford Nuclear Site. And you help restore the Pacific Northwest’s iconic salmon, orcas, and the people who rely on them. Be part of the movement to protect the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Keep Utilities on the Hook Fracked gas harms our health, our climate, and the Columbia. Years of community activism and public pressure changed the landscape for fracked gas in the Northwest. Community organizing and advocacy are instrumental in stopping major new gas terminals, power plants, and pipelines. Today, we need your help to put public pressure on utilities in Oregon and Washington to phase out of fracked gas. |
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| Fight for a Sacred Site The Confederated Tribes and Bands of Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation) have opposed the Goldendale Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Development from the start. The development would impact sacred cultural resources. “It’s a really important First Food gathering area,” explains Elaine Harvey, with Yakama Nation Fisheries. “It’s our sacred site. It’s a legendary site for the Yakamas.” Check out the latest in-depth story from the Seattle Times and get involved today. |
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| Comunidades Celebration Have you heard of Comunidades? The group’s mission is to amplify voices for environmental and social justice while increasing Latina/o/x engagement and leadership in Columbia River Gorge communities. Columbia Riverkeeper is proud to fiscally sponsor Comunidades, which is led by our Senior Community Organizer, Ubaldo Hernández. Learn how Comunidades recently brought people together to celebrate International Immigrants Day. |
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| EPA Issues Permits The Columbia’s iconic salmon rely on cool, clean water. After years of advocacy by Columbia Riverkeeper, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued Clean Water Act permits to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to reduce discharges of hot water, oil, and toxic chemicals from four aging dams on the Columbia River between Portland, Oregon; and Tri-Cities, Washington. |
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| Leadership News Columbia Riverkeeper’s Board of Directors announced a new board president, Emily Washines, and the appointment of four new members: Alanna Nagegos, Brett VandenHeuvel, Sue Vosburg, and Marta Yera Cronin. Columbia Riverkeeper’s volunteer Board of Directors oversees the organization’s conservation goals and policies, finances, and public relations. |
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| | Take Action: Does signing an online petition make a difference? The short answer is YES! Gathering your voices on important issues shows our elected officials and government agencies that the right decision is clean water and healthy communities. Our greatest strength is partnering with Columbia River communities to promote positive change. In 2022, over 17,000 people weighed in on issues facing our river. Please consider bookmarking this page today and stay tuned for future petitions. |
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Electrification Listening Session February 3 at 6 p.m.: Riverside Community Church in Hood River, Oregon. Buildings account for one-third of Oregon's climate pollution. Join us at this bilingual (Spanish/English) listening session where our partners at Verde will share information about electrification, procedures, and policies. This listening session creates space for discussion about the intersection between racial, economic, and environmental justice and how it impacts the spaces we live and work. -
FisherPoets Gathering February 24-26, 2023 in Astoria, Oregon. Columbia Riverkeeper is proud to participate in FisherPoets. Stay tuned for details about Legal Director Miles Johnson's talk about restoring salmon runs through dam removal, as well as an informal happy hour event featuring Columbia Riverkeeper’s Conservation Director Dan Serres and Legal Director. Buy a $20 button to attend (good for all events) at festival headquarters (1188 Commercial St) or at the door of any performance venue. |
| | In the News: - Don’t count on pumped hydro, Columbia Gorge News, January 11, 2023
- New Columbia River Protections Under EPA Permits, January 5, 2023
- Columbia Riverkeeper welcomes new board president, members, Columbia Gorge News, January 4, 2023
- WA Clean energy project clashes with important Yakama site, Seattle Times, December 27, 2022
- IN BASKET: Washines named board president of Columbia Riverkeeper organization, Yakima Herald, December 25, 2022
- EPA issues permits to stop pollution from dams between Portland and Tri-Cities, NBC, December 23, 2022
- Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Idaho Officials Copy-Pasted A Fossil Fuel Industry Letter, Huffington Post, December 15, 2022
- Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States, The Revelator, December 14, 2022
- Liquid Assets: Columbia Riverkeeper's Lauren Goldberg on the 'fight for clean water', Portland Business Journal, December 13, 2022
- GTN Xpress Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion, KBOO, December 12, 2022
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