Columbia Riverkeeper is regularly featured in the media because we work on important climate and clean water issues.
In the news:
Seattle PI
August 20, 2019
Appeals court deals blow to big coal export terminal proposed for Longview, Washington
OPB: Think Out Loud
August 5, 2019
Bradford Island Cleanup: For over 40 years, a stretch of the Columbia River along Bradford Island has been polluted with toxic chemicals
Columbia Riverkeeper in the news:
- DEQ approves air quality permits for Clatskanie-area ethanol plant, The Daily News, September 16, 2019.
- Tapani, Inc. settles in Clean Water Act lawsuit, The Reflector, September 16, 2019.
- Environmental Impact Statement on Kalama Methanol Plant Released, The Chronicle, September 16, 2019.
- Letter: Don’t be fooled about Kalama plant, The Columbian, September 14, 2019.
- Governor reappoints Threemile Canyon GM to Oregon Ag Board, Capital Press, September 13, 2019.
- County OKs shoreline permits for Kalama methanol plant, The Daily News, September 13, 2019.
- Controversial Kalama methanol plant gets county OK, Portland Business Journal, September 13, 2019.
- DEQ approves air quality permit, The Chronicle, September 12, 2019.
- Trump administration finalizes plan to repeal Obama-era water protections, Daily Astorian, September 12, 2019.
- Cowlitz County Affirms Methanol Plant Following Environmental Study, OPB, September 12, 2019.
- Biofuels project gets lease on Columbia River, The Daily Astorian, September 8, 2019.
- Ethanol facility closer to shipping oil along Columbia River, Daily Astorian, September 8, 2019.
- Controversial Biofuels Project Gets Lease On Lower Columbia River, OPB, September 7, 2019.
- DEQ approves Columbia Pacific air quality permit, South County Spotlight News, September 6, 2019.
- Port approves NEXT Ground Lease, The Chronicle, September 6, 2019.
- Tapani agrees to settle water-quality suit, The Columbian, September 4, 2019.
- Oregon Ethanol Facility A Step Closer To Shipping Oil Along Columbia River, OPB, September 4, 2019.
- Final study: Kalama methanol plant a net positive effect on climate, The Daily News, August 31, 2019.
- Study: Proposed Kalama Methanol Refinery Won't Increase Global Emissions, OPB, August 30, 2019.
- Puyallup Tribe tells agency to deny Tacoma LNG Permit, Indian Country News, August 28, 2019.
- Outdoors What's Happening: Yakima Valley Audubon Hanford Talk, Yakima Herald, August 22, 2019.
- Appeals court deals blow to big coal export terminal proposed for Longview, Washington, Seattle PI, August 20, 2019.
- Proposed Longview Coal Terminal Dealt A Blow By Appeals Court, OPB, August 20, 2019.
- Army Corps of Engineers: Lower Snake River Dam May Have Spouted 300-Gallon Oil Spill, Boise Weekly, August 14, 2019.
- PENDING: Ground lease for NEXT yet to be approved, The Chief, August 13, 2019.
- Riverkeeper holds community forum on Bradford Island cleanup, Hood River News, August 10, 2019.
- Snake River dam spills up to 300 gallons of oil into river, Fox Seattle, August 9, 2019.
- Up to 300 gallons of oil may have spilled into the Snake River from a leaking dam turbine, Tri-City Herald, August 8, 2019.
- Think Out Loud: Bradford Island Cleanup, OPB, August 5, 2019.
- When radioactive wastes aren’t radioactive wastes, Salon, July 25, 2019.
- Climate groups, Global Partners at odds over permits, Columbia County Spotlight News, July 23, 2019.
- Hundreds Convene In Portland To Block Zenith Oil Terminal Plans, OPB, July 15, 2019.
- Oregon offers extensive critique of fed’s environmental analysis of Jordan Cove LNG in Coos Bay, The Oregonian, July 9, 2019.
- Environmental groups question how Ecology is critical of Trump water quality rollbacks while trying to create workarounds of its own, The Inlander, July 9, 2019.
- Seven ways tribes are repairing the Salish Sea and Washington waterways, Indian Country Today, June 30, 2019.
- Yakama Nation and Columbia Riverkeeper Demand Government Cleanup at Bradford Island, Columbia Insight, June 27, 2019.
- The Hanford Journey: A Rallying Point, Columbia Insight, June 27, 2019.
- Port Of Vancouver Says No To New Fossil Fuel Projects, OPB, June 26, 2019.
- Oregon regulators approve permit for manure-to-natural gas project, Capital Press, June 26, 2019.
- Environmentalists find issues with port policy, The Columbian, June 24, 2019.
- 837 acres at Clatskanie port remain farmland, for now, The Columbian, June 22, 2019.
- Port moves forward on farmland rezone, Columbia County Spotlight, June 21, 2019.
- Hanford Journey honors tribal leader, acknowledges ongoing fight for environmental cleanup, Yakima Herald-Republic, June 15, 2019.
- Yakama Nation and Columbia Riverkeeper's boat tour to promote cleanup, NBC News, June 14, 2019.
- Port of Kalama: Methanol Refinery Can’t Export For Fuel, OPB News, June 13, 2019.
- As controversial Washington methanol plant moves along, opposing group criticizes one lawmaker’s role, Seattle Times, June 3, 2019.
- What a Week in the Fossil Fuel Fight, KBOO Radio, May 13, 2019.
- Gov. Jay Inslee speaks out against LNG plant in Tacoma, Methanol facility in Kalama, The Olympian, May 8, 2019.
- Inslee pulls support from two Western Washington natural gas projects, Seattle Times, May 8, 2019.
- Inslee in flip-flop: Opposes two big energy projects he touted, Seattle PI, May 8, 2019.
- Inslee changes tune: opposes Kalama methanol project, The Daily News, May 8, 2019.
- Gov. Inslee speaks out against Tacoma LNG plant, KING5, May 8, 2019.
- In Surprise Reversal, Inslee Opposes Washington Natural Gas Projects, OPB, May 8, 2019.
- Gov. Jay Inslee speaks out against LNG plant in Tacoma, methanol facility in Kalama, News Tribune, May 8, 2019.
- Controversial Kalama Methanol Plant May Be Misleading Public, Regulators, OPB News, April 19, 2019.
- A Natural Classroom: Nichols Natural Area recovers, serves as new grounds for learning, Hood River News, April 10, 2019.
- Crude oil trains increasingly travel through Portland, alarming regulators, Oregonian, April 6, 2019.
- Once Upon a Delta: The past is part of the future at Nichols Natural Area, Gorge Magazine, Spring 2019.
- Chelan PUD agrees to seek new permits in legal settlement, Wenatchee World, March 20, 2019.
- Environmentalists At Portland City Hall Protest Zenith Oil Terminal Expansion, OPB, March 13, 2019.
- As oil trains roll into Portland, city residents keep watch, High Country News, March 13, 2019.
- Opinion: The state must reject new gas and oil projects to save the planet, Seattle Times, February 24, 2019.
- Protesters blast gas fracking needed for Kalama methanol plant, The Daily News, February 22, 2019.
- The Legacy of Lost Valley Farms: One mega-dairy’s mess could permanently alter Oregon’s dairy industry, Columbia Insight, February 21, 2019.
- Wheeler seeks to block expanded oil by rail shipments, KOIN 6 News, February 20, 2019.
- Mayor Wheeler, enviros vow to block expanded oil by rail shipments, Portland Tribune, February 20, 2019.
- Washington State Expected to Regulate Federal Dams, U.S. News & World Report, February 19, 2019.
- Oregon Community Foundation Report Features Columbia Riverkeeper, Oregonians Mobilizing for Change, February 18, 2019.
- “Keep It In the Ground” Movement Getting Fossil Fuel Industry’s Attention, U.S. Chamber Report , February 17, 2019.
- Petroleum Terminal Expands To Allow More Oil Trains Into Portland, OPB, February 7, 2019.
- Federal, Washington Officials Spar Over Water Quality Regulations At Dams, Jefferson Public Radio, February 7, 2019.
- Port of Columbia County site signs sale agreement with Shell, The Daily News, February 6, 2019.
- EPA ices Washington state’s effort to regulate hot water in Columbia, Snake rivers, Seattle Times, February 6, 2019.
- Washington state to regulate federal dams on Columbia, Snake to cool hot water, aid salmon, Seattle Times, January 31, 2019.
- Oregon and Washington reject federal government’s proposal to reclassify radioactive waste at Hanford, Columbia Insight, January 24, 2019.
- Cashmere company Crunch Pak faces lawsuit over pollutant emissions, Spokesman-Review, January 10, 2019.
- Environmental lawsuit targets apple processor over storm runoff, Capital Press, January 8, 2019.
- Groups hit back at methanol plant analysis, The Reflector, January 7, 2019.
- The Dalles Dam: A (leaky) year in review, Columbia Insight, January 4, 2019.
- Port Westward expansion remanded to county, Capital Press, January 3, 2019.
- Nuclear cleanup tests Rick Perry, as administration presses for budget cuts, Houston Chronicle, December 28, 2018.
- Columbia River dam operator sued over oil, lubricant discharges, Reuters, December 14, 2018.
- Think Out Loud Debates Methanol Plant, OPB News, December 12, 2018.
- Taxpayers May Soon Be on the Hook for a $2 Billion Fracked Gas Refinery, Pacific Standard Magazine, November 7, 2018.
- Federal judge orders EPA to protect salmon from warm temps in Columbia River basin, Seattle Times, October 17, 2018.
- EPA Must Protect Salmon From Warming Waters, Judge Rules, OPB News, October 17, 2018.
- Judge says cool the rivers. Group says remove the dams, Tri-City Herald, October 16, 2018.
- Salmon Fishing in the U.S., New Threats to Age-Old Native Life, Place, October 16, 2018.
- Army Corps revives review of Longview coal-export project, The Columbian, October 16, 2018.
- Kalama Methanol Refinery on the Public Dole, KBOO Radio, October 15, 2018.
- Fueling a movement: Don Steinke gathers 2,444 signatures for I-1631, The Columbian, October 8, 2018.
- On the road to zero carbon, Portland pinches off fossil fuels, Thomson Reuters Foundation, October 4, 2018.
- Trump Officials Just Killed A Safety Rule For Trains Carrying Oil, BuzzFeed, September 24, 2018.
- Activist groups say give us our dammed Snake River back, Tri-City Herald, August 24, 2018.
- How We Fight to Protect the Columbia River From Fossil Fuel Pollution–and Win, EcoWatch, August 24, 2018.
- Port to consider $1.1 billion renewable diesel plant in Clatskanie, The Daily News, August 24, 2018.
- Riverkeeper sues feds over Kalama methanol plant application, The Daily News, August 24, 2018.
- A Dispute Is Brewing Over Mercury Air Pollution Along The Columbia River, OPB, August 24, 2018.
- Kalama refinery project elicits lawsuit from Columbia Riverkeeper, DJC, August 23, 2018.
- Settlement could bring hard stormwater pollution limits for Oregon businesses, Portland Business Journal, August 20, 2018.
- Oregon Settles Lawsuit Over Stormwater Pollution, OPB, August 20, 2018.
- Pollution settlement may fix system that increased toxic waterways, advocates say, Oregonian, August 20, 2018.
- Oregon settles suit with environmentalists over stormwater pollution, AP News, August 21, 2018.
- Letters: Better for it, The Longview Daily News, August 21, 2018.
- Riverkeeper wants to tell you about Hanford proposal, The Columbian, August 17, 2018.
- Letters: Riverkeeper, The Longview Daily News, August 16, 2018.
- Letters: Good Stewards, The Longview Daily News, August 10, 2018.
- Letter: Understanding Riverkeeper's work, The Longview Daily News, August 7, 2018.
- Temperatures predicted to top 100 degrees, Hood River News, August 7, 2018.
- Letters: The value of our wilderness, The Longview Daily News, August 1, 2018.
- Letters: The Blame Game, The Longview Daily News, August 1, 2018.
- Court Decision Means Portland Can Sharply Restrict Fossil Fuel Terminal Expansion, OPB, August 1, 2018.
- Portland’s efforts to crack down on fossil fuels just won big, ThinkProgress, August 1, 2018.
- Letters: Let’s lead the way, The Longview Daily News, July 30, 2018.
- When it comes to Hanford's toxic pollution, a fence just isn't enough..., Tri-City Herald, July 17, 2018.
- Riverkeeper: Stronger than ever?, The Daily News, July 15, 2018.
- Oregon revokes permit for mega-dairy Lost Valley Farm, Portland Business Journal, June 28, 2018.
- Montana attorney general blasts Inslee over Millennium project in NYT editorial, The Daily News, June 22, 2018.
- Students learn at Nichols Natural Area, Hood River News, June 13, 2018
- A Year's Worth of Controversy Hasn't Put this Oregon Dairy Under...Yet, OPB News, May 31, 2018.
- The 60-Year Downfall of Nuclear Power in the U.S. Has Left a Huge Mess, The Atlantic, May 28, 2018.
- Oregon officials say they plan to stop mega-dairy violations—again, Oregonian, May 17, 2018.
- DEQ wading through comments about Carty plant, East Oregonian, May 14, 2018
- Army Corps of Engineers say 474 gallons of oil could have spilled into Columbia River, The Oregonian, March 29, 2018.
- Vancouver port, groups reach agreement in open meetings suit, The Columbian, March 20, 2018.
- Riverkeeper hosts volunteer training, Hood River News, March 18, 2018.
- Groups prepare appeal of farmland rezone, South County Spotlight News, March 16, 2018.
- Proposed $2B energy storage project on Columbia inches forward, Portland Business Journal, March 9, 2018.
- Environmental groups call for new review of Kalama methanol plant, The Longview Daily News, March 8, 2018.
- Vancouver Energy ends bid to build nation's biggest oil-train terminal along Columbia River, Seattle Times, Feb. 28, 2018.
- New Permit Would Allow More Pollution From Boardman Plant, AP News, Feb. 22, 2018.
For Media Requests, contact Liz Terhaar, Communications Director: (503.784.5324), liz@columbiariverkeeper.org.