A Win for Salmon
Check out two updates on our work to protect and restore the Columbia River’s iconic salmon runs. Read more
Victory: Army Corps Permit Required for Refinery’s Levee Impacts
NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc. needs a major federal permit for its proposed impacts to the Port Westward levee Read more
Tribes and Fish Advocates Win Legal Case Against Salmon Trucking
Oregon Court of Appeals sides with Tribes and fish advocates, restores protections for salmon Read more
City of Quincy Agrees to Clean Up Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant
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
Clean Water Victory!
Clean Water Act Victory! – North Star Casteel By Teryn Yazdani, Staff Attorney Earlier this summer, Columbia Riverkeeper finalized an agreement with North Star Casteel Products, Inc. (North Star) in … Read more
Victories and Highlights from the 2025 Legislative Session
by Policy Director Kelly Campbell and Staff Attorney Teryn Yazdani This year, Columbia Riverkeeper dove deeper into state legislative engagement than ever before. As an organization working in both Oregon … Read more
Oregon Stays Nuclear-Free!
By: Kelly Campbell, Policy Director Oregon to remain nuclear-free We did it! We beat back an onslaught of pro-nuclear bills in the Oregon legislative session to keep Oregon nuclear-free. Back … Read more
Zenith Energy’s Legacy of Violations and Lies
We know Zenith Energy has a history of violations and misleading regulators. So we decided to answer the question: just how many violations has Zenith committed? Read more
Progress for Cold Water
How the Clean Water Act is forcing the Army Corps to get serious about reducing heat pollution from the Lower Snake River reservoirs Updated Sept. 5, 2024 Miles Johnson, Legal … Read more
Climate and Justice Groups Reach a Partial Settlement with NW Natural to Keep Oregonian’s Energy Costs Low
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
New Agreement Reached on Superfund Site Cleanup at Bonneville Dam
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