| Victory Over Nuclear Energy Development In a major win for people who rely on the Columbia, and Tribal Nations that oppose adding more nuclear waste to the Hanford Nuclear Site, X-energy pulled the plug on a proposal to build small modular nuclear reactors at Hanford. In 2021, Columbia Riverkeeper released an in-depth report and launched a campaign opposing more nuclear energy and waste along the Columbia. Thank you to all of our supporters who spoke up. |
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| Salmon Recovery Advocacy Columbia Riverkeeper and coalition of organizations are calling on the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife to withdraw a rule change that will result in fewer protections for migratory fish like salmon, steelhead, and lamprey that must swim past barriers like dams and culverts. In an interview with the East Oregonian, Legal Director Miles Johnson explains, “It just invites a political contest every time they [ODFW] make decisions [about fish passage] and frankly those aren’t contests that fish always win.” |
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| Inslee Opposes GTN Pipeline You spoke up. And Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee listened. On Friday, the Governor announced his opposition to TC Energy’s proposal to increase climate pollution with its proposal to expand the Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) pipeline. Staff Attorney Audrey Leonard shared, “We are thrilled that Governor Inslee is standing up for communities and climate with his opposition to the GTN Xpress proposal.” |
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| People Deserve Healthy Fish This month marks one year since the EPA prioritized toxic-pollution cleanup at Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia River, designating the area a Superfund Site. That decision, spurred by years of advocacy by Tribes, Columbia Riverkeeper, and river communities, was a huge political lift because the polluter, and entity responsible for cleanup, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |
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| Tribes Across the Country Support Yakama Nation to Protect Sacred Site Last month the National Congress of American Indians announced its support for Yakama Nation and opposition to the proposed Goldendale Pumped Storage Hydroelectric project. The national support comes at a critical time: the Washington Dept. of Ecology is considering key permits for the project. |
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| Partner Spotlight: On this 12-year anniversary of the Fukushima tragedy, we listen to Laura Feldman, a poet activist, representing the City of Portland on the Oregon Hanford Cleanup Board and Norma Field, author and activist who has followed the Fukushima nuclear disaster from its inception. Exploring the activism efforts of the people impacted by the tragedy, Feldman, and Field discuss the current state of the disaster, what cleanup has been achieved, what are the biggest threats today, and what parallels exist with the effects of radiation pollution at the Hanford Nuclear Site. |
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| | | | Events & Engagement: - Earth Day Oregon: Month of April, all around Oregon. This year we are partnering with Earth Day Oregon and our business partners to amplify collective efforts to protect natural resources for more than just one day. Earth Day, celebrated this year on April 22, is amplified with an entire month of activities. Can you help us raise $30,000 in honor of Earth Day and our 23rd anniversary?
- Portland Water Quality Technician Intern: Application deadline April 14. Join the Columbia Riverkeeper team as a paid intern. You’ll sample water quality and inform the public on safe places to swim.
- Hood River Outreach and Education Intern: Application deadline April 14. This exciting new paid-internship opportunity will grow your skills while making a difference for environmental education and pollution prevention programs in the Columbia River Gorge.
- Earth Day in Hood River: April 22, 2023, at 9:30-11:30 a.m. Please join Columbia Riverkeeper and event business sponsor, Working Hands Fermentation, for a river cleanup and invasive weed pull at the Nichols Natural Area near the Hood River Waterfront. Help beautify the river and create room for healthy and diverse riparian habitat
- Webinar Recording “Driven to Extinction: Tire Chemicals and Salmon.” Columbia Riverkeeper hosted a webinar with Sean Dixon and Dr. Jenifer McIntyre. They shared the latest details on 6PPD-q and the impacts of polluted stormwater runoff on Pacific salmon and other aquatic organisms.
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| | In the News: - 'Atomic Bamboozle' documents 'false promises' of new nuclear tech, Public News Service, March 10, 2023
- Environmental and faith groups oppose plans to pump more gas through an Inland Northwest pipeline, The Inlander, March 2, 2023
- Gas pipeline expansion would hurt Northwest climate goals, say opponents, Public News Service, March 1, 2023
- Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest, High Country News, February 28, 2023
- Zenith Energy is moving more crude, diesel through Portland, Oregonian, February 22, 2023
- Why a Houston company sees Oregon as its key in the race to replace fossil fuels, Houston Chronicle, February 17, 2023
- Northwest climate activists fight a new front in the movement to stop fossil fuels, Waging Nonviolence, February 17, 2023
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