Clean Water. Healthy Rivers. Our Future.

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Finding Footing in Uncertain Times

Community Organizer, Kate Murphy, Shares Resources to Support Our Communities during COVID-19

Tell FERC: End Eminent Domain

Does eminent domain for a fracked gas export pipeline sound like a bad idea to you?

News: Dam Study Ignores Dams

Deficient federal study highlights the need for legislation on dam removal

Game-Changing Grant

New Gorge-Based Organization, Comunidades, Awarded Group Health Foundation Grant

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20 Years of Victories

Every month in 2020 Columbia Riverkeeper will feature a harrowing David-versus-Goliath story of people coming together to fight for what they love.

Hanford—A Future Worth Fighting For

Watch our latest short film inspired by our collective legacy of tireless advocacy for the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Site and fight for the future of Hanford.

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Columbia Riverkeeper works to protect, restore, & care for the Columbia River.

How we do it:

Protect

We protect Columbia River communities and habitat from new threats, such as fossil fuel export terminals and intensive industrial development.

Restore

We restore our right to clean water and healthy fish by reducing toxic pollution.

Care

We care for the river by providing hands-on opportunities for diverse communities to engage with their river.

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HOW WE WORK

We use legal advocacy and community organizing to stop pollution, fight fossil fuel terminals, save salmon, build stewardship, and clean up Hanford.

Page photo and art credits, in top down, left to right order:
Paloma Ayala, Nina Montenegro, BPA, OPB, Paloma Ayala, and Nicole Mark.