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Clean Water Victory! In a huge win for Columbia River Tribes and all people that rely on clean water, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added a section of the Columbia River upstream of Bonneville dam and Bradford Island to the national priorities list of cleanup sites. |
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Community Pushes Back on NEXT Refinery at Port Westward Today, the Columbia County Board of Commissioners adopted a written decision that grants land use permits for the NEXT renewable diesel refinery proposed at Port Westward. This a costly victory for NEXT, which faced harsh opposition from local community members and major objections raised by the Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon’s lead land-use agency. |
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Lawsuit Settlement Stops Illegal Pollution This month we celebrated another win for clean water: Thompson Metals, a metal fabricator on the Columbia River, agreed to settle a Clean Water Act lawsuit brought by Columbia Riverkeeper and fix the long-standing pollution problems at its industrial facility. |
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Tackling the Climate Crisis Thank you for telling the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that the Pacific Northwest doesn’t need more fracked gas. Over 1,000 people took action during the recent comment period. Hear more about TC Energy’s plans to lock our region into decades more reliance on fracked gas. |
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Environmental Justice for All Passes! We salute Unite Oregon, the Oregon Just Transition Alliance, and everyone that came together to convince Oregon legislators to pass Environmental Justice for All. This law invests in the Environmental Justice Council and provides a new mapping tool to help identify patterns of pollution, climate burdens, and much more. |
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Join Our Team! Do you or someone you know care about clean water, strong salmon runs, and our climate? Consider applying for a summer internship or full-time staff attorney position at Columbia Riverkeeper. |
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Partner Spotlight! Jasmine Lillich and Brandon Schilling are powerful advocates opposing a proposal to build a biodiesel refinery and railyard in the Columbia River Estuary near Clatskanie, OR. Read about their inspiring work to protect farms and build a new food hub in Clatskanie. |
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Take Action
- Hanford Comment Period: Now - April 15, 2022: The U.S. Dept. of Energy wants to know what cleanup plans you want prioritized at the Hanford Nuclear Site. From now until April 15, is our chance to urge the U.S. government to prioritize public health, clean water, and strong salmon runs.
- Save Salmon and Orcas: It’s been twenty years in the making! This summer is our chance to convince elected officials to remove the Snake River dams. Demand leadership now! Tell Northwest leaders and President Biden to remove Snake River dams, prevent salmon extinction, and honor Tribal rights!
- Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion: Join us in asking Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Oregon Governor Kate Brown to speak out in opposition to increasing the Pacific Northwest’s reliance on fracked gas.
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Events & Engagement:
- Town Halls this Spring: Do you care about salmon and orcas going extinct? It's your chance to speak up! Senator Merkley is hosting virtual town halls for Hood River County this Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 12:30 p.m. Join us and use your voice to ask Senator Merkley to stand up for salmon and orca and remove the Snake River Dams.
- Love Your Columbia Presents: Virtual Book Talk: April 7, 2022, at 12 p.m. “The Intersectional Environmentalist” book talk with author Leah Thomas, an intersectional environmentalist and eco-communicator as she reads from and discusses her first novel.
- Columbia Riverkeeper Benefit Concert Waterways: May 25, 2022, at 7:30 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for art exhibition viewing), at The Old Church in Portland. Join us for a concert, art exhibit and CD release party. Presenting the world premiere of Waterways in music and painting, a collaboration by Columbia Riverkeeper Composer-in-Residence Deena T. Grossman and artist Collin Murphy. Featuring Oregon Symphony members Martha Long and Zach Galatis (flutes), Vali Phillips (viola) and Pansy Chang (cello), plus Rory Cowal (piano) and Mirabai Peart (voice and viola). The world premiere of Waterways comes at a moment when this touch from music and art are likely to evoke our deepest feelings of healing and rejuvenation.
- ICYMI (In Case You Missed It): Watch “Finding Strength in Nature: Turning to the Columbia to Persevere in the Pandemic” featuring a forest bathing session with Licensed Professional Counselor Zoë Presley.
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In the News:
- Opinion: It's code red for Snake River salmon, Portland Business Journey, March 21, 2022
- Columbia River’s highly contaminated Bradford Island listed as a Superfund site, OPB, March 17, 2022
- Contaminated island at Bonneville Dam added to superfund cleanup list, Oregonian, March 17, 2022
- Contaminated Columbia River island added to Superfund list, Seattle Times, March 17, 2022
- Not Another Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion, KBOO Radio, March 14, 2022
- Zenith Energy appeals land-use ruling on Portland oil terminal permit denial, OPB, February 28, 2022
- Radio Station Shares Bilingual News with Gorge Farmworkers, Public News Service, February 23, 2022
- Estación de radio comparte noticias bilingües con trabajadores agrícolas del Gorge, Public News Service, February 23, 2022
- Latino Fiesta and Vaccination slated for March 5 in White Salmon, Columbia Community Connection, February 22, 2022
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