Director’s Letter (For the River)
Columbia Riverkeeper Executive Director shares, “Time flies. Two kids, countless lawsuits, and many a victory party later, I am proud to work for an organization that punches above its weight…” Read more
Director’s Letter (For the River)
Photo Credit: David Moskowitz Originally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2025 Columbia Riverkeeper · Currents 2025, Issue 1, pages 2-3 For the River The Trump administration is dismantling America’s … Read more
Charting a Course Through Troubled Waters
By Miles Johnson, Legal Director and Kelly Campbell, Policy Director Originally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2025 Columbia Riverkeeper · Currents 2025, Issue 1, pages 10-13 The governments of … Read more
2025 Mid-Year Impact Report
Columbia Riverkeeper’s successful formula combines strategic legal advocacy, community organizing, creative communications, and education. We work in solidarity with Tribes, partner with people who live and work along the Columbia, … Read more
On the Water
By Miles Johnson, Legal Director Originally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2025 Columbia Riverkeeper · Currents 2025, Issue 1, pages 14-15 The Lower Snake River has become shorthand for … Read more
Riverkeeper at 25: Listening, learning, making a difference
By Tina Lassen, Guest Author Originally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2025 Columbia Riverkeeper · Currents 2025, Issue 1, pages 4-7 “You must listen to people on the … Read more
Beyond layoffs, we need to keep talking about Hanford cleanup
Photo Credit: Ben Herndon Riverkeeper’s Advocacy Director centers the Columbia River in Hanford conversations By Simone Anter, Senior Attorney & Hanford Program Director Have you seen the Hanford Nuclear Site … Read more
2025 Goals
A new year means new challenges, but it also means new opportunities to protect the river that we all love so much. Here are the five challenges we plan to tackle. Read more
Outreach & Education
Communities are making an impact for the Columbia—demanding clean water, climate action, and strong salmon runs. Read more
Columbia River Vision
Columbia Riverkeeper believes that everyone has the right to drink clean water, swim in the river, and eat locally caught fish without fear of toxic contamination. Read more
The People Who Give
The people who give are everywhere and they give in so many vitally important, tangible and impactful ways–not always financially, but most critically with a heartfelt desire to make a difference or simply to express their innate compassion. Read more
Director’s Letter from 2024 Currents Newsletter
Do you dream of finding solutions to the climate crisis? How about slashing greenhouse gas pollution by challenging one of North America’s biggest fuel fuel infrastructure corporations? Columbia Riverkeeper turns your dreams into action—and results. Read more