November Spotlight: Nichols Natural Areas Volunteers
This fall, over 100 volunteers helped plant trees, spread mulch, and pull weeds at the Nichols Natural Area. The site is transforming, and it’s all thanks to our amazing volunteers! Read more
City Rejects Pipeline Expansion at Zenith Tar Sands Oil Train Terminal in Portland
The City of Portland rejected a request by Zenith Energy to build three new pipes connecting Zenith’s oil storage facility to a shipping terminal on the Willamette River. Read more
Latest in a Long Line of Oil Spills from Army Corps Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) may have spilled up to 300 gallons of oil into the Snake River from the aging Lower Monumental Dam. Read more
Austin Point Updates
The Cowlitz County Superior Court ruled against Columbia Riverkeeper’s challenge to the Washington Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) decision to sell a popular public recreation area for planned industrial development at Austin Point. Read more
Rock Island and Rocky Reach Dam Settlement
Columbia Riverkeeper reached a settlement with Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) to end uncontrolled toxic pollution from the Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams. Read more
Risky Move: Tar Sands Oil
Traffic from trains carrying the world’s dirtiest fuel could spike in Portland, OR, and other communities along the Columbia River. Read more
Lawsuit to end Oil Pollution from Wells Dam
Columbia Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against the Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) to end unlawful oil pollution from the PUD’s Wells Dam, located on the Columbia River. Read more
PUDs have the same Responsibility as other Industrial Polluters on the Columbia River
Columbia Riverkeeper sent notices of intent to sue three public utility districts (PUDs) that operate dams on the Columbia River in violation of the Clean Water Act. Read more
Corps Reports: The Dalles Dam may have Spilled 474 Gallons of Oil into the Columbia
According to the Army Corps, approximately 474 gallons of turbine oil was unaccounted for and presumed spilled into the Columbia during from February 7 to March 22, 2018. Read more
Grand Coulee Dam Settlement
Columbia Riverkeeper reached a settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation designed to end uncontrolled toxic oil pollution from Grand Coulee Dam, finally bringing one of the nation’s biggest dams into compliance with the Clean Water Act. Read more
Summary of Columbia Riverkeeper 2014 Dams Settlement
Columbia Riverkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Case No. 2:13-md-02494-LRS Read more
Victory! New Era of Accountability for some of Nation’s Largest Dams
In a legal settlement with Riverkeeper, the Army Corps agreed to address the oil pollution seeping from dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Read more