| Shop for a Good Cause You secured major wins for clean water and our climate in 2023. From slashing toxic pollution in the Columbia River to uniting people across the Northwest to stop climate-wrecking fossil fuel infrastructure to working in solidarity with Tribes to restore salmon, you made an impact. Want to show your friends how much you love Columbia Riverkeeper? Check out our new store today. |
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| Climate Victory! On September 29, Oregon's Land Use Board of Appeals upheld the City of Portland's rules banning new and expanded bulk fossil fuel terminals. Columbia Riverkeeper intervened in all three fossil fuel industry challenges to these rules, spanning seven years. This is a huge win for public safety, clean water, and our climate. Thanks to Crag Law Center for years of pro bono support. |
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| Update: New Superfund Cleanup Site The federal government is six months past its promised deadline to complete an agreement that will guide cleanup efforts at the Columbia’s newest Superfund site, Bradford Island and surrounding waters. Today, resident fish caught near Bradford Island are unsafe to eat. We need your voice to demand an effective, timely cleanup. |
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| A Place Worth Fighting For Columbia Riverkeeper’s own staff attorney, Simone Anter, testified before the Washington State Legislature House Environment & Energy Committee, advocating for a timely and thorough cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The U.S. Dept. of Energy recently rolled out a program to redevelop 30 square miles of Hanford for clean energy development, including small modular nuclear reactors. Simone shared, “Hanford’s contamination is an unsolved problem that threatens clean water for generations. Focusing on that problem is the most important thing we can do right now at Hanford.” |
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| Decision Day on GTN Xpress Tomorrow the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will likely decide the future of TC Energy’s proposal to significantly increase fracked gas flowing through the interstate GTN Pipeline. Along with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, six members of Congress, three governors, three attorneys general, and thousands of people, you helped send a powerful message to FERC: our climate cannot afford more fossil fuels. If FERC approves the project, we won’t give up the fight. Get inspired: Read the recent national article on climate justice and GTN by Columbia Riverkeeper Legal Director Miles Johnson. |
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| Partner spotlight: Tom May Celebrate the extraordinary work of proudly Canadian folk-rock icon and memory-maker Gordon Lightfoot on November 17 in-person or online. On what would have been Gordon’s 85th birthday, singer-songwriter Tom May and friends will perform a full lineup of Gordon’s best-loved music at the Albert Rose Theater. “Sundown: A Salute to Gordon Lightfoot” is sure to stir audience members of every age–the imaginations of the young and the memories of those a bit older. Net proceeds benefit Columbia Riverkeeper. |
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Stop GTN Xpress Pipeline: FERC could meet as soon as October 19, 2023, to vote on the gas pipeline expansion. Last chance to weigh in! Call the White House and ask President Biden to publicly oppose GTN Xpress. |
| | Events and Engagement: - SOLD OUT: “Covenant of the Salmon People” Film Screening: October 25, 2023, at 6 p.m., Hood River, Oregon. This powerful, 60-minute documentary about the Nez Perce Tribe and their deep, ongoing commitment to uphold an ancient promise to their relatives, the salmon. Note: this film screening is sold-out. You are welcome to wait in the lobby at 6:15 p.m. for unclaimed seats to be released.
- Best Practices for Nonprofits Working with Tribal Nations: November 9, 2023, at 12 p.m., via Zoom. Speakers include: Erica Costa (Sherwood Valley Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians and Round Valley Indian) Indian Law attorney at Berkey Williams, LLC; Charles “Chuck” Hudson (Mandan-Hidatsa Nation) former Intergovernmental Affairs Director for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission; and Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director, Columbia Riverkeeper and former legal and program director for the organization. Note: this webinar was developed for people who work at environmental nonprofits, but all are welcome to attend.
- Live Music Benefiting Columbia Riverkeeper: November 17, 2023, at Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, Oregon. Many talented local musicians will perform music by the late Gordon Lightfoot to celebrate his 85th birthday. In the spirit of Gordan’s life, net proceeds will be donated to Columbia Riverkeeper.
- Film Screening: December 5, 2023, in Portland, Oregon. The Media Project presents the Portland Premiere of “Once A Braided River,” a new documentary by Barbara Bernstein. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
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| | News and Resources - Currents Issue 2, 2023: Our latest newsletter spotlights Columbia Riverkeeper’s “Saving Salmon” program area, which fights to protect salmon from dams, hot water, toxic pollution, and climate change.
- Strategic Plan 2022 - 2024: Columbia Riverkeeper works with people in dozens of communities—from rural to urban—who have the same goal of protecting clean water, fish, wildlife, and the places they love.
- Check out the recording of “Spooky Series of Hanford.” Columbia Riverkeeper and Hanford Challenge take on Spooky Stories from the Hanford Nuclear Site. This webinar explores the scary, creepy, and downright strange happenings at the nuclear site as told through the stories of those who experienced them.
- Port of Vancouver USA, Columbia Riverkeeper reach agreement settlement, Vancouver Business Journal, September 14, 2023
- Portland Youths Call for Local, State Climate Action at Annual Climate Strike, Portland Mercury, September 15, 2023
- Discover Nature's Secrets: Sense of Place Series Returns for Season 14 in Hood River, Columbia Community Connection, October 2, 2023
- Newhouse chides Biden administration on Columbia River salmon memo, The Center Square, October 5, 2023
- Snake River Salmon Are in Crisis — But a Turning Point May Be Near, EarthJustice, October 12, 2023
- Pacific Northwest Gas Proposal Highlights FERC Balancing Act, Bloomberg, October 17, 2023
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