We are thrilled that our lawsuit to protect the levee is gaining traction. Now that we’ve cleared this procedural hurdle, this is a very straightforward case. We’re asking the Army Corps to follow its own rules and keep local farmland above water. Read more
On June 30, 2025, U.S. Dept of Energy (Energy) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a public meeting on two proposals for how to proceed with safely removing and … Read more
A pumped-storage hydroelectric development threatens irreplaceable tribal cultural resources, fish, and wildlife. Read more
2024 Give!Guide Business Partners By Alex Smith, Development Manager We are honored to be participating in this year’s Willamette Week Give!Guide. This is an annual campaign to raise funds for … Read more
Columbia Riverkeeper teams with Tribes, nonprofits, and people across the State of Oregon to advocate for a just transition from fossil fuels. In a recent win, Columbia Riverkeeper joined a … Read more
Fed up with the climate crisis? Dream of challenging one of the biggest fuel-fuel corporations in North America to make a difference for our climate?
Let’s turn your dream into action–and results. Read more
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers dumped industrial waste on Bradford Island and in the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam, causing resident fish to have the highest levels of cancer-causing PCB contamination of any fish in the United States, making them unsafe to eat. Now it’s Time for Action. Read more
Fuel corporations at the Port of Columbia County should foot the bill for infrastructure upgrades. Read more
1000 Friends of Oregon, Columbia Riverkeeper and mint farmer Mike Seely appealed two land use permits for a rail yard associated with NEXT Renewables’ proposed non-conventional diesel refinery at Port Westward, OR. Read more
Four reservoirs on the Lower Snake River trap the sun’s heat, making the water too hot for salmon. Columbia Riverkeeper has been using science and the Clean Water Act to ratchet up pressure on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to reduce heat pollution caused by its dams. Read more
Earlier this year the PUC rejected all three of Oregon’s gas utilities’ long-term plans. The plans were inadequate because they were “unreasonably optimistic” about future gas demand as the region moves away from reliance on fracked gas and towards electrification. Read more
Es hora de enfrentar la realidad sobre las sustancias químicas permanentes, comúnmente conocidas como químicos perfluorados (PFAS). Las PFAS son sustancias químicas artificiales que se utilizan en una amplia variedad de productos comerciales y se encuentran prácticamente en todas partes. Read more
