Photo credit: Paloma Ayala FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kelly Campbell, Policy Director, 541-953-5475 New Report Highlights Data Center Impacts Along the Columbia Report offers recommendations to curb harms from Big … Read more
The proposed giveaway of 150 acres of public land from the Mt. Hood National Forest to The Dalles in HR 655 would set a dangerous precedent that could be replicated across the west. Read more
FERC Issues Decision to Permanently Destroy Sacred Tribal Cultural Properties Read more
NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. needs a major federal permit for its proposed impacts to the Port Westward levee Read more
Oregon Court of Appeals sides with Tribes and fish advocates, restores protections for salmon Read more
Proposed refinery near Clatskanie promises to support climate goals, but new report shows it would have difficulty finding low-carbon feedstock Read more
In a significant win for salmon and water quality in the Columbia River Basin, the City of Quincy, Washington has agreed to a settlement with Columbia Riverkeeper that will resolve a federal Clean Water Act lawsuit and ensure the city’s industrial wastewater treatment facility complies with its permit. Read more
Court rejects Oregon, Washington, and environmental organizations’ arguments against Pacific Northwest gas pipeline expansion Read more
Climate, Health, and Environmental Justice Organizations Stop Big Tech-Backed Pro-Nuclear Bills in Oregon Legislature Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Simone Anter, Senior Attorney & Hanford Program Director, Columbia Riverkeeper simone@columbiariverkeeper.org, 541-399-5312 NEW LAWSUIT SEEKS PUBLIC RECORDS ABOUT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT FORMER TOP-SECRET NUCLEAR SITE Nonprofit … Read more
Portland, Ore. (May 22, 2025)—Today, Columbia Riverkeeper, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and two local residents sued the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for issuing a water quality permit … Read more
On January 7th, the Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality issued a water quality certification for NEXT Energy to build a non-conventional diesel and aviation fuel refinery near Clatskanie. Certifications such as this are supposed to prevent violations of state water quality standards. Read more
