Fish Game Curriculum
Did you know that fish that reside year-round near Bonneville Dam contain some of the highest levels of cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the country, making them too toxic to … Read more
Protect Pushpum – Media Hub
Known to the Yakama Nation as “mother of all roots,” Pushpum is a sacred site for Yakama Nation ceremonies, legends, and gathering of traditional roots and medicines. Rye Development proposes to permanently destroy Pushpum by building the Goldendale Pumped Storage development, the largest such development proposal in the Pacific Northwest. Read more
Williams’ Pipe Dreams
Stopping New Gas Pipelines in Washington Williams has floated two major expansion projects that would involve hundreds of miles of new pipeline in Washington, and bring 700 million cubic feet of new … Read more
Data Center Expansion
Big tech is ramping up efforts to build more data centers along the Columbia These projects come with big impacts to our climate… and big questions about water and energy … Read more
River Corridor & Groundwater Cleanup
Columbia Riverkeeper works to create public spaces to raise awareness about pertinent issues at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The U.S. Department of Energy (Energy) must address pollution near the Columbia … Read more
Harmful Algal Blooms
Sick dogs, scummy water, and distressing media stories. Algal blooms are becoming more common in the Columbia River. Read more
Austin Point Industrial Development
The Port of Woodland intends to develop farmlands and riparian habitat at the confluence of the Lewis and Columbia rivers, near the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, into a deep-water industrial port and rail loop. Read more
No Underwater Power Line
Cascade Renewable wants to bury and operate a transmission cable under the Columbia River from the Dalles to Portland. Our goal: ensure federal and state decisionmakers protect the salmon and river health. Read more
High-Level Waste Reclassification
Columbia Riverkeeper works to create public spaces to raise awareness about pertinent issues at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The contamination in Hanford’s Central Plateau, where the tanks are located, will … Read more
Tank Leaks
Columbia Riverkeeper works to create public spaces to raise awareness about pertinent issues at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The U.S. Department of Energy (Energy) and the U.S. Department of Ecology … Read more
Free Youth Education Programs
We work with Yakama Nation to offer free educational programming at schools on and near the Yakama Reservation. Contact simone@columbiariverkeeper.org to learn more, plus us our story map in the … Read more
Columbia Gorge Youth Education
Through our education program we engage students and families in restoring a former industrial site to promote environmental education among diverse communities. As a place-based organization, the Nichols Natural Area, serves as our field-based classroom for students. Read more