Prevent Pollution
Preventing pollution at the source offers critical opportunities to keep toxics out of the Columbia River. Do your part to advocate for pollution prevention and learn about personal choices to support clean water. Read more
Pollution Prevention Curriculum
We offer four free, easy-to-implement science units that tackle important environmental issues and inspire action by empowering students with the tools to make a difference. Students will learn to define problems, evaluate evidence, and develop their own solutions. Read more
Water Quality Monitoring
State and federal agencies collect very little site-specific data to help you decide how safe a particular part of the Columbia is for swimming. Read more
River Restoration & Cleanups
Want to get dirty for a good cause? Join a Riverkeeper-hosted cleanup in your community. Read more
Bonneville Dam Cleanup
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
Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
The nuclear power industry would like you to believe that Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMNRs) are a magic bullet to solve the climate crisis. Our opinion: SMNRs are a false … Read more
NEXT Energy Refinery
A proposed non-conventional diesel refinery would be one of Oregon’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. With farmers and community members, we are defending the Columbia River Estuary and our climate. What’s … Read more
GTN Xpress Fracked Gas Expansion
GTN Xpress is a fossil fuel industry scheme to pump more fracked gas into an existing pipeline that cuts across the Northwest. In 2019, TC Energy proposed an expansion to … Read more
Snake River Dam Removal
Now is the time to restore abundant salmon by removing the four Lower Snake River Dams Sign our petition to help restore the Snake River. The Snake River Should Be … Read more
Factory Farms
The expansion of large-scale dairy operations in Oregon poses increasing risks to human health and the environment. Factory farms create colossal volumes of waste, pollute the air and water, contribute … Read more
Enforce the Law
Thousands of pipes release pollution into the Columbia. The Problem The Columbia River basin, an area the size of France, accumulates pollution from industry, wastewater treatment plants, and runoff from … Read more
Stop Oil Spills
Columbia Riverkeeper uses the Clean Water Act to keep toxic oil pollution from large hydroelectric dams out of the river. The massive hydroelectric dams blocking the Columbia and Snake Rivers … Read more