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Columbia Riverkeeper in the news:

• Opinion: We Deserve Healthy Fish, Clean Water, Columbia Gorge News, April 12, 2023
• Amazon strikes renewable power deal for Oregon data centers, won’t say how much it’s buying, Oregonian, April 11, 2023
• Army Corps Settles Environmental Suit About Columbia River Dams, Bloomberg Law, March 24, 2023
• Gales Creek resident joins Columbia Riverkeeper board, Gales Creek Journal, March 22, 2023
• A year after Superfund designation, Bradford Island cleanup hasn’t started, OPB, March 17, 2023
• 'Atomic Bamboozle' documents 'false promises' of new nuclear tech, Public News Service, March 10, 2023  
• Environmental and faith groups oppose plans to pump more gas through an Inland Northwest pipeline, The Inlander, March 2, 2023
• Gas pipeline expansion would hurt Northwest climate goals, say opponents, Public News Service, March 1, 2023
• Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest, High Country News, February 28, 2023
• Zenith Energy is moving more crude, diesel through Portland, Oregonian, February 22, 2023
• Why a Houston company sees Oregon as its key in the race to replace fossil fuels, Houston Chronicle, February 17, 2023
• Northwest climate activists fight a new front in the movement to stop fossil fuels, Waging Nonviolence, February 17, 2023
• Insider chosen to lead Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Capital Chronicle, February 10, 2023
• Oregon Department of Environmental Quality names new director, OPB, February 10, 2023
• Coming... To A Pipeline Near You?, Bend Source, February 8, 2023
• Amazon fuel cells would use natural gas to power Oregon data centers, increasing carbon footprint, Oregonian, February 4, 2023
• Letter to the editor: GTN Xpress Pipeline is dangerous and unnecessary, The Reflector, January 30, 2023
• Despite New Leadership, Portland Officials Decline to Reconsider Zenith Energy Deal, Portland Mercury, January 30, 2023
• Columbia Riverkeeper welcomes new board president, directors, Big Country News, January 15, 2023
• Don’t count on pumped hydro, Columbia Gorge News, January 11, 2023
• Conoce Tu Columbia, Interview with Friends of the Columbia Gorge, January 2023
• Voces del Noreste, Weekly Show, January 2023
• Once a Braided River, Radio Documentary by Barbara Bernstein, Winter 2023
• New Columbia River Protections Under EPA Permits, January 5, 2023
• Columbia Riverkeeper welcomes new board president, members, Columbia Gorge News, January 4, 2023
• WA Clean energy project clashes with important Yakama site, Seattle Times, December 27, 2022
• IN BASKET: Washines named board president of Columbia Riverkeeper organization, Yakima Herald, December 25, 2022
• EPA issues permits to stop pollution from dams between Portland and Tri-Cities, NBC, December 23, 2022
• Comunidades celebrates International Immigrants Day, Columbia Gorge News, December 21, 2022
• Next Renewable Fuels Founder Tells Regulators He Has Taken 10 Companies Public on Big Exchanges, Willamette Week, December 16, 2022
• Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Idaho Officials Copy-Pasted A Fossil Fuel Industry Letter, Huffington Post, December 15, 2022
• Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States, The Revelator, December 14, 2022
• Liquid Assets: Columbia Riverkeeper's Lauren Goldberg on the 'fight for clean water', Portland Business Journal, December 13, 2022
• GTN Xpress Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion, KBOO, December 12, 2022
• Environmental groups troubled over Portland’s push to replace petroleum diesel with renewable fuels, Oregonian, December 8, 2022
• Vancouver City Council OKs climate plan to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, The Columbian, December 6, 2022
• Conservation group asks Oregon to revoke approvals for renewable diesel refinery on Columbia River, Oregonian, December 2, 2022
• Letter: Company should keep promises, The Columbian, November 30, 2022
• Dozens of Community Groups Call on Portland to Rescind Zenith Permit, Portland Mercury, November 21, 2022
• Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW, Seattle Times, November 19, 2022
• Oregon Environmental Quality Commission rejects petition to regulate dairy air pollution, Register Guard, November 9, 2022
• Oregon appeals board reverses approval of NEXT rail facility, Portland Tribune, November 4, 2022
• Regulation coming to Portland oil facilities as state looks to avert massive spill after the 'big one', NBC News, November 3, 2022
• Editorial: Protect the farmland at the Port of Columbia County, Capital Press, November 3, 2022
• Environmental programs try to break barriers in Hanford education, Northwest Public Broadcasting, November 1, 2022
• Hundreds of gallons of oil leak into Snake River from Little Goose Dam, OPB, October 31, 2022  
• Every WA congressional leader is sending Biden the same message about the Hanford nuclear site, Tri-City Herald, October 27, 2022  
• Next Renewable Fuels Loses Legal Battle Over Railroad Tracks to Serve Diesel Refinery, Willamette Week, October 27, 2022
• Oregon Regulators Protect Utility Customers and Climate in Paring Down NW Natural Rate Request, Earthjustice, October 25, 2022
• Green Groups Call On Governors to Oppose GTN Pipeline Expansion 'Loud and Clear', Common Dreams, October 24, 2022
• New Fossil Fuel Projects? Not in This City, Grist, October 14, 2022
• Oregon Agency Denies Key Permit for Proposed Renewable, Longview Daily News, October 9, 2022
• Proposed Renewable Diesel Refinery in Clatskanie To Get Key Rail Verdict At Month’s End, Willamette Week, October 7, 2022
• Vancouver Council Enacts Permanent Ban of Fossil Fuel Facilities, Columbian, October 4, 2022
• Public Input Sought on Oregon Dairy Air Pollution Regulations, Statesman Journal, October 5, 2022  
• Portland Approves Zenith Energy's Renewable Fuels Plan, OPB, October 3, 2022
• Local View: Vancouver, OK Prohibition On Large Fossil-Fuel Facilities, Columbian, October 3, 2022
• After Superfund Listing, Hard Work of Columbia River Site Cleanup Starts, Public News Service, September 29, 2022
• Perennial Wind Chaser Station A No-Go, East Oregonian, September 28, 2022
• Commentary: Fight for Healthy Fish, Clean Columbia Gaining Momentum, Gorge News, September 28, 2022
• OR Scraps Plans for Gas-Fired Power Plant, Public News Service, September 28, 2022
• Stop Sacrificing Indigenous Sacred Sites in The Name Of Climate Change, Seattle Times, September 25, 2022
• Interactive Hanford Story Teaches about Nuclear Site's Threat to Columbia River, Public News Service, September 21, 2022
• Historia interactiva de Hanford enseña la amenaza del Sitio Nuclear para Río Columbia, Public News Service, September 21, 2022
• Zenith Energy to phase out crude oil at Portland terminal, OPB, September 16, 2022
• State grants air quality permit to proposed renewable diesel facility outside Clatskanie, Oregonian, September 1, 2022
• Texas Renewable Diesel Company Seeks Plant on Columbia River, Willamette Week, August 31, 2022
• Murmurs: Renewable Diesel Seeks Plant on Columbia River, Willamette Week, August 31, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper gets EPA grant to pay for community education, outreach, The Columbian, August 30, 2022
• $2B Next Renewable Fuels project opposed by Oregon green groups gets DEQ permit, Portland Business Journal, August 30, 2022
• Environmental group challenges new gas pipeline, generator, Herald and News, August 29, 2022
• Lower Snake River dam removals now hinge on energy, irrigation replacements, Courthouse News, August 29, 2022
• It’s Been One Year Since Portland Moved to Stop Zenith’s Oil Operations—So Why Are They Still Operating?, Portland Mercury, August 26, 2022
• Energy, Fishing, and Conservation Groups Respond to Washington Lawmakers' Presumptive Plan for Snake River Dam Replacement, Defenders of Wildlife, August 26, 2022
• Many nonprofits support final Snake River report, want more action, NBC News, August 26, 2022
• Dairy Air Emissions/CAFOs Environmental Organizations Petition Oregon Environmental Quality Commission to Promulgate Rule Requiring Quantification/Regulation, JD Supra, August 26, 2022
• Portland adopts limits on fossil fuel terminals, OPB, August 24, 2022
• For tribes, Columbia River’s spiritual waters sustain life, traditions as challenges mount, Oregonian, August 23, 2022
• Washington AG, West Coast states oppose major gas pipeline project, Seattle Times, August 23, 2022
• Coalition of 22 advocacy groups ask Oregon to regulate dairy air pollution, Statesman Journal, August 18, 2022
• Port of Longview settles with Riverkeeper for $2M in water violations suit, The Columbian, August 12, 2022
• Feds give Oregon cities, environmentalists $1.8 million to tackle toxic waste in Columbia River, Oregon Capital Chronicle, August 11, 2022
• Both sides of WA tell Biden what it will really take to clean up Hanford nuclear site, Tri-City Herald, August 10, 2022
• EPA Announces $79 Million Investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Protect and Restore the Columbia River Basin, EPA, August 10, 2022
• Riverkeeper, Youth Corps partner for conservation work, Columbia Gorge News, August 9, 2022
• Fossil fuel facilities in focus in Vancouver, The Columbian, August 8, 2022
• End appears near for proposed natural gas plant in eastern Oregon, Portland Business Journal, August 3, 2022
• Interactive Story Explores Hanford Pollution, NBC, July 20, 2022
• Beaches closed due to discharge of untreated wastewater in The Dalles, Columbia Community News, July 15, 2022
• White House reports eye dam removal on lower Snake River, Portland Business Journal, July 14, 2022
• Federal report recommends breaching Lower Snake River dams to restore salmon, KUOW, July 12, 2022
• Portland Moves to Restrict Expansion of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure—Yet Again, Portland Mercury, July 1, 2022
• Oregon leaders say US Supreme Court EPA ruling will not stop local progress against climate change, OPB, June 29, 2022
• Comunidades commemorates Juneteenth, Columbia Gorge News, June 29, 2022
• Hope for Hanford, Columbia Basin Herald, June 29, 2022
• Advocates Call For Environmental Restoration During The “Hanford Journey”, NW Public Broadcasting, June 29, 2022
• Defensores Piden Restauración Del Medio Ambiente Durante El “Viaje De Hanford”, NW Public Broadcasting, June 29, 2022
• Oregon leaders say US Supreme Court EPA ruling will not stop local progress against climate change, OPB, June 29, 2022
• Dam politics: Why public power utilities are pouring cash into the campaign to support Lower Snake River dams, Seattle Times, June 26, 2022
• Several hundred take to Willamette River, Willamette Park to protest 4 Snake River dams, Oregonian, June 25, 2022
• Hanford Journey event promotes further cleanup, celebrates progress, NBC, June 24, 2022
• Longview grain terminal to pay almost $1 million after settling with Columbia Riverkeeper over alleged water violations, The Daily News, June 23, 2022
• Hope for Hanford, Columbia Basin Herald, June 29, 2022
• Hanford Journey event promotes further cleanup, celebrates progress, NBC, June 24, 2022
• Exquisite Gorge II: A Feat of Translation, Oregon Artswatch, June 20, 2022
• NW Natural booklet for schoolkids becomes flashpoint in climate change debate, The Oregonian, June 17, 2022
• The Pipeline Giant Behind Keystone XL Wants to Expand a Major Fracked Gas Pipeline in Cascadia, Sightline Institute, June 15, 2022
• The NEXT Big Thing?, Oregon Business, June 10, 2022
• Newhouse files bill to save Snake dams. Reaction to latest dam breaching report swift, Tri-City Herald, June 10, 2022
• Deena T. Grossman’s ‘Wildfires and Waterways’, Oregon Artswatch, June 7, 2022
• New Details / LUBA Remands Port Westward Rezone, St. Helens Chronicle, May 13, 2022 
• Riverkeeper Settles With Weyerhaeuser For $600,000 After Alleged Water Quality Violations, Seattle Times, May 11, 2022 
• Columbia Riverkeeper, Weyerhaeuser Company Reach Agreement To Reduce Columbia River Pollution At Longview Mill, Columbia Basin Bulletin, May 12, 2022 
• Environmental Group, Timber Firm Weyerhaeuser To Settle Over Pollution Claims At Longview Timber Mill, OPB, May 10, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper Names Lauren Goldberg As Executive Director, Columbia Gorge News, May 10, 2022
• NEXT At Port Westward, KBOO Radio, May 7, 2022
• Petition To Remove Lower Snake River Dams Gets 1,000 Signatures, The Columbian, May 7, 2022 
• Other Views: Will Oregon Leaders Stand Up For Environmental Justice?, East Oregonian, May 7, 2022 
• Columbia River ‘At Tipping Point’ Warns Longtime Conservation Leader, Columbia Insight, May 5, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper Names Goldberg New Executive Director, Columbia Basin Bulletin, May 4, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper Announces New Executive Director, Daily News, May 4, 2022 
• A Whistleblower Reflects After 30 Years On The Hanford Watch, Crosscut, April 26, 2022 
• Changing Climate An Issue For Clark County Farms, Air, Wildlife And Rivers, Columbian, April 17, 2022
• Legal Challenge: Environmental groups opposing NEXT rail yard plans, The Chronicle, April 14, 2022
• Event celebrates Hispanic women, Columbia Gorge News, April 13, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper files lawsuit against Weyerhaeuser timber company, The Daily News, March 28, 2022
• Columbia County methanol plant developer shuts down Oregon operations, OPB, March 23, 2022
• NEXT biofuel project at Port Westward receives DSL approval, Columbia County Spotlight News, March 23, 2022
• Opinion: It's code red for Snake River salmon, Portland Business Journey, March 21, 2022
• Columbia River’s highly contaminated Bradford Island listed as a Superfund site, OPB, March 17, 2022
• Contaminated island at Bonneville Dam added to superfund cleanup list, Oregonian, March 17, 2022
• Contaminated Columbia River island added to Superfund list, Seattle Times, March 17, 2022
• Not Another Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion, KBOO Radio, March 14, 2022
• Zenith Energy appeals land-use ruling on Portland oil terminal permit denial, OPB, February 28, 2022
• Radio Station Shares Bilingual News with Gorge Farmworkers, Public News Service, February 23, 2022
• Estación de radio comparte noticias bilingües con trabajadores agrícolas del Gorge, Public News Service, February 23, 2022
• Latino Fiesta and Vaccination slated for March 5 in White Salmon, Columbia Community Connection, February 22, 2022
• NEXT at Port Westward, KBOO Radio, February 7, 2022
• Perennial Power May Finally Kill 415 MW Peaker Planned for Oregon, Clearing Up, February 4, 2022
• Oregon Land Use Board Affirms Portland's Right to Deny Zenith Permit, Portland Mercury, February 3, 2022
• Columbia County deliberating on NEXT permits, Columbia County Spotlight, February 1, 2022
• US, States Oppose Effort To Leave Trump Water Rule Intact, Law 360, January 12, 2022
• Free COVID-19 vaccination clinic offered in White Salmon, Goldendale Sentinel, January 12, 2022
• Columbia Riverkeeper says Hanford is 'no place' for new nuclear,  Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, December 2021
• Microplastics pollution in the Columbia explored, Columbia Gorge News, December 29, 2021
• Oregon panel OKs plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Portland Tribune, December 16, 2021
• Researchers find microplastics in Columbia River, KATU, December 14, 2021
• Conservation group sues U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for polluting river, killing salmon, KGW8, December 14, 2021
• Pacific Northwest nonprofit sues USACE over water pollution, YakTriNews.com, December 13, 2021
• Condit Dam removal a success, Tri-City Herald, December 12, 2021
• Latino community organizer works to create positive change, Columbia Gorge News, December 8, 2021
• Lawsuit says Army Corps dams driving Columbia River pollution 'crisis', Reuters, December 8, 2021
• This Next-Generation Nuclear Power Plant Is Pitched for Washington State. Can it ‘Change the World’?, Inside Climate News, Nov. 15, 2021
• Wash. Court Gives Group Time To Bolster Pollution Claims, Law 360, Nov. 12, 2021
• New electricity project in Washington takes a twist on hydropower, Crosscut, Nov. 10, 2021
• Zenith Energy Challenges Permit Denials, Will Continue Operating During Legal Battles, Portland Mercury, Oct. 27, 2021
• Challenged: Port Westward rezone heading back to LUBA, The Chronicle, Oct. 26, 2021
• Court strikes down Trump EPA water permitting rule, E&E News, Oct. 25, 2021
• Permits for Kalama pipeline officially revoked, The Daily News, Oct. 22, 2021
• Trump-Era Clean Water Rule Hit With Death Blow, Law 360, Oct. 22, 2021
• Green groups appealing Port Westward farm-to-industrial rezone decision, Portland Business Journal, Oct. 19, 2021
• US Army Corps of Engineers required to cool water at Snake River dams to help salmon survive, NBC Portland, October 6, 2021
• Oregon group claims new nuclear reactor plan poses threat to Tri-Cities, Columbia River, Tri-City Herald, October 4, 2021
• Federal regulators to limit hot water in Snake, Columbia rivers, OPB, October 2, 2021
• States and tribes urge judge to abolish Trump water rule, Courthouse News Service, October 1, 2021 
• Columbia County Commissioners formally approve Port Westward rezone, The Daily News, September 26, 2021  
• Give More 24! raises $3.3 million, breaking record, The Columbian, September 24, 2021
• Rezone Approved: Commissioners OK Port Westward, The St. Helens Chronicle, September 23, 2021
• Hanford cleanup: ‘An intergenerational issue, Seattle Times Opinion, September 22, 2021
• Contaminated site near Columbia’s Bonneville Dam could get top priority for Superfund cleanup, OPB, September 8, 2021
• Korean News covering sockeye salmon: 펄펄 끓는 지구, 한반도 어장지도가 바뀐다 - 2021 어종 변화 보고서, September 1, 2021
• Salmon face deadly hot waters along Columbia and Snake rivers as the call for dam removal grows, The Inlander, September 2, 2021
• Oregon DEQ says it’s denying a permit needed for crude-oil operation to continue in Portland, OPB, September 1, 2021
• French News covering sockeye salmon: Aux Etats-Unis, des saumons meurent brûlés par la chaleur de l’eau, GEO, September 1, 2021
• Commentary: ‘Green’ project would destroy culturally significant resources, Columbia Gorge News, August 31, 2021
• Portland denies Zenith Energy’s essential certification, OPB, August 27, 2021
• Opponents scoff at Zenith claim of increased renewables at controversial Portland fuel terminal, Portland Business Journal, August 26, 2021
• State, County Leaders Pressure Portland Officials to Shut Down Zenith Terminal, Portland Mercury, August 25, 2021
• Company behind Kalama methanol pipeline also requests permits be canceled, The Daily News, August 24, 2021
• Columbia Riverkeeper asks Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to revoke pipeline certificates for Kalama methanol project, The Daily News, Aug. 17, 2021
• Rising river temperatures are stressing out salmon in the Pacific Northwest, NY Times, July 27, 2021
• High River Temps Killing Salmon in Pacific Northwest, Now This, Aug. 9, 2021
• Vigil held for dying sockeye Sockeye salmon dying on Little White Salmon River, Columbia Gorge News, Aug. 3, 2021
• As sockeye runs struggle elsewhere in North America, a record run in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, Seattle Times, July 29, 2021
• Shocking video shows salmon almost boiled alive in heat wave, The Hill, July 29, 2021
• Video shows salmon injured by unlivable water temperatures after heatwave, The Guardian, July 27, 2021
• Disturbing Video Shows Columbia River Salmon Suffering Due to Dams and Heat Waves, EcoWatch, July 27, 2021
• A Stronger Electricity Grid Is Crucial To Cutting Carbon. Does That Make It Green?, Investigate West, July 21, 2021
• Farmers not quitting fight against Port Westward expansion plans, Columbia Insight, July 20, 2021
• 4-state collaboration may squeeze out E. Wash. interests in keeping Snake River dams, TriCity Herald, July 19, 2021
• Columbia County’s plan to transform 800 acres of farmland draws environmental concerns, OPB, July 15, 2021
• Oregon county approves rezoning farmland for industrial park expansion, Capital Press, July 15, 2021
• NEXT to hold open house to answer community questions about Columbia County biorefinery, The Daily News, July 10, 2021
• Port of Vancouver Harming Columbia River’s Health, Suit Says, Bloomberg Law, July 7, 2021
• EPA Urges Courts To Remand Water Rule As It Retools Regs, Law 360, July 2, 2021
• Washington state board to uphold temperature limits in Columbia, Snake rivers, Seattle Times, June 29, 2021
• U.S. Supreme Court Chooses Not to Hear Millennium Bulk Terminals Case, The Daily News, June 28, 2021
• Columbia River’s Bradford Island gets new push for toxic Superfund status, OPB, June 24, 2021
• $2.4B Gorge energy storage project not ready for key permit, regulators say, Portland Business Journal, June 23, 2021
• In Our View: Washington better off without methanol plant, The Columbian, June 15, 2021
• Port of Kalama announces lease for proposed methanol facility will end, The Reflector, June 15, 2021
• Washington better off without methanol plant, The Daily World, June 15, 2021
• Kemira Chemicals Agrees to Pay $130,000 to Settle Pollution Suit, Bloomberg Law, June 15, 2021
• Company Drops Plan for $2.3B Methanol Plant, Manufacturing.net, June 14, 2021
• Developer halts $2B Kalama methanol effort after seven-year fight, Portland Business Journal, June 14, 2021
• Kalama methanol plant on lower Columbia River called off by developers, East Oregonian, June 12, 2021
• Plans for $2 billion Washington methanol plant ‘effectively ended,’ as company terminates lease, Seattle Times, June 11, 2021
• States, Tribe Call for Superfund Site on Columbia River, Public News Service, June 1, 2021
• The Salmon and the Snake, Oregon Business, May 25, 2021
• Goldendale Pumped Energy Storage Project, KBOO Radio, May 20, 2021
• Coast Chronicles: Our community-building treasure: Carol Newman, Chinook Observer, May 10, 2021
• Perennial Wind Chaser Station might be back on the table, East Oregonian, May 1, 2021
• City action moves Zenith Energy close to expanding in Northwest Portland, OPB, April 21, 2021
• Furse was an advocate for Indigenous rights, Daily Astorian, April 20, 2021
• Northwest groups: Pieces in place to address salmon decline, Argus Observer, April 14, 2021
• River Watchdog: Attorney Brett VandenHeuvel and Columbia Riverkeeper Partner with Schools, Residents to Protect Crucial Waterway, Bar Bulletin, April 2021
• A proposed power plant near Hermiston may be canceled, but controversy remains, Oregonian, April 16, 2021
• Oregon natural gas plant developer reportedly pulling the plug on controversial project, Portland Business Journal, April 15, 2021
• Developers back off controversial fracked gas power plant in Oregon, Columbia Insight, April 14, 2021
• Northwest groups: Pieces in place to address salmon decline, Argus Observer, April 14, 2021
• 'It's Irreversible': Goldendale Green Energy Project Highlights A History Of Native Dispossession, Spokane Public Radio, April 2, 2021
• Group Says FERC Can't Review Gas Facility As 'Routine', Law 360, March 24, 2021
• Earth Day Oregon outlines April 22 fundraising campaign effort, KTVZ, March 12, 2021
• Congressman Floats $33B Plan to Demolish Four Dams, Engineering News-Record, March 10, 2021
• Kalama methanol facility backers seek permit appeal, extension, The Reflector, March 9, 2021
• ‘Extraordinary concern.’ WA state wants Biden to overturn Trump rule on Hanford nuclear waste, The Tri-City Herald, February 27, 2021
• Coalition calls to block Easterday mega-dairy permit south of Tri-Cities, TriCity Herald, February 18, 2021
• Global Partners ships first load of renewable diesel from Port of Columbia County, The Daily News, February 15, 2021
• Study: Warmer weather will increase flooding in the Columbia River Basin this century, OPB, February 15, 2021
• Port of Kalama, NWIW appeal Ecology's methanol permit denial, The Daily News, February 10, 2021
• Environmental groups side with tribes, oppose big energy storage project on Columbia River, Portland Business Journal, February 9, 2021
• Inslee praises bold thinking in $33 billion proposal to breach 4 Snake River dams, TriCity Herald, February 9, 2021
• Clatskanie fuel terminal, subject of controversy, gets first shipment of renewable diesel, Portland Business Journal, February 5, 2021
• Expansion: Next steps for Port Westward, The Chronicle, February 3, 2021
• OR Lawmakers Could Freeze Mega-Polluting Dairy Farms, Public News Service, January 29, 2021
• In Search of Cooler Waters: Implementing EPA's Temperature Limits on The Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers, National Law Review, January 22, 2021
• Biden pumps the brakes on more than 100 Trump environmental policy decisions, OPB, January 22, 2021
• Two Major Pacific Northwest Fossil Fuel Projects Dealt Massive Setbacks In One Day, DeSmog, January 20, 2021
• Washington ecologists deny pivotal permit for Kalama methanol refinery, OPB News, January 20, 2021
• Washington state Ecology Department rejects permit for Kalama methanol plant on Columbia River, Seattle Times, January 19, 2021
• Washington state nixes methanol plant meant to supply China, AP News, January 19, 2021
• Millennium parent company files for Chapter 11; Columbia River site goes back to Alcoa, The Daily News, January 19, 2021
• How Cascadia’s climate activists fought off fossil fuels and succeeded, Crosscut, January 18, 2021
• A Thin Green Line With Global Impact, Investigate West, January 18, 2021
• Claim: Portland oil facility breaks law every time it rains, Portland Tribune, January 12, 2021
• Questions loom over the future of natural gas in Oregon, OPB, January 12, 2021
• This Land and River is My Body, Indian Country Today, January 6, 2021
• After ID Salmon Workgroup, a Push for Regional Recovery, Public News Service, January 4, 2021
• Put Your Talents to Good Use at These Portland Organizations and Nonprofits, Portland Monthly, January 1, 2021
• Why the Kalama methanol refinery would hurt the Yakama tribe, Crosscut, December 31, 2020
• Opinion: Why the Kalama methanol refinery would hurt the Yakama tribe, Crosscut, December 31, 2020
• Final environmental study for Kalama methanol facility permit released, The Reflector, December 28, 2020
• Opinion | Methanol refineries, citizen scientists, and doughnuts, Streetroots, December 16, 2020
• Environmental Groups Call For Scrutiny Of Natural Gas Permits in Oregon, NPR, December 8, 2020
• Environmental groups call for scrutiny of natural gas plant permits, OPB, December 7, 2020
• Twisted Logic: Why Washington State Should Reject a Dangerous New Climate Theory, The Revelator, December 2, 2020 
• Federal permits for Kalama methanol plant thrown out, The Reflector, November 30, 2020 
• US judge voids permits for Columbia River methanol plant, OPB, November 24, 2020
• Fracked Gas on the Columbia, KBOO, November 23, 2020
• Oregon Allows a Controversial Fracked Gas Power Plant to Begin Construction, Inside Climate News, November 5, 2020
• The Damage Trump Did, Willamette Week, October 28, 2020
• Columbia River Keepers file intent to sue over proposed gas plant, East Oregonian, October 31, 2020
• Despite troubled past, critics say Oregon Department of Energy is ignoring rules to benefit power plants, The Oregonian, October 27, 2020
• In repeat of past, conservation groups challenge new dam management plan, The Daily News, October 26, 2020
• Public can join Oct. 27 Chúush Fund webinar, The Madras Pioneer, October 23, 2020
• Groups threaten another suit over river management, Capital Press, October 23, 2020
• Pacific Northwest governors say they'll work together on Columbia salmon, Portland Business Journal, October 12, 2020
• Kalama Methanol Another Time Around, KBOO, September 28, 2020
• This Land and River is My Body by Michael Buck, Native Daily Network, September 21, 2020
• Inmí Wáwnak-shash iwá ichín Tícham-yaw ku ichín Wana-yaw This Land and River is My Body by Michael Buck, Medium, September 21, 2020
• Merkley, EPA fulfill $2 Million Promise to Columbia River Basin, Columbia Insight, September 16, 2020
• Controversial Kalama Methanol Plant Secures Investment from Hafnia, The Maritime Executive, September, 17, 2020
• Major Oil Shipping Group Invests $10M in Kalama Methanol Plant, The Daily News, September 16, 2020
• Ninth Circuit compels EPA to issue a temperature TMDL for the Columbia and Lower Snake Rivers after state inaction, American Bar Association, September, 2020
• Columbia River Basin Salmon in Hot Water, Public News Service, September 9, 2020
• DEQ fines companies for illegal disposal of 2.5 million pounds of radioactive waste near Columbia River Gorge OPB, September 2, 2020
• Washington Ecology finds new climate impacts from Kalama methanol plant OPB, September 2, 2020
• Conservation groups say state regulators are allowing power plant developers to avoid carbon fees, The Oregonian, August 31, 2020
• Oregon joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration changes to NEPA, OPB, August 28, 2020
• What’s in a Tradition, Native Daily Network, August 26, 2020
• Groups challenge permit for $2B methanol plant in Washington, The San Francisco Chronicle, August 26, 2020
• Columbia Riverkeeper asks judge to reject federal permits for Kalama methanol plant, The Columbian, August 25, 2020
• Hot Dams on the Columbia, KBOO, August 24, 2020
• Guest Editorial: There's nothing 'final' about this recovery plan, Lewiston Tribune, August 22, 2020
• Editorial: Debate regarding Snake River dams is far from over, Everett Herald, August 9, 2020
• Federal Court Dismisses Trump Water Rule Challenge in Oregon, Bloomberg Law, August 7 2020
• Our Rivers are Too Hot for Salmon, NRDC, July 29, 2020
• Thermal hopscotch: How Columbia River salmon are adapting to climate change , Columbia Insight, July 23, 2020
• Trump's Environmental Rollback Will Silence Citizens' Voices, Critics In NW Charge, OPB, July 16, 2020
• Up to 100 Gallons of Turbine Oil Spilled into Columbia River from Faulty Bonneville Dam Turbine, The Oregonian, July 16, 2020
• Bonneville Dam Oil Spill Under Investigation, The Columbian, July 15, 2020
• Oil and LNG Trains on the Rise? KBOO, Locus Focus, July 7, 2020
• Oregon Approves Permit Adding Renewable Diesel to Columbia River Transloading Facility, OPB, July 2, 2020
• Snake River Dams in Hot Water, The Seattle Times, June 29, 2020
• Trump Environmental Rollbacks Roll on Despite Pandemic. Opponents Cry Foul, KPBS, May 28, 2020
• Washington state aims to regulate water temperature at federal dams, wading into controversy, The Seattle Times, May 26, 2020
• Guest editorial: New job for state: Watch over dams and salmon, The Lewiston Tribune, May 23, 2020.
• Editorial: State gains keener watch of dams to protect salmon, Herald Net, May 19, 2020. 
• For the first time, Washington will regulate Columbia-Snake River dams if they violate federal pollution rules, Inlander, May 15, 2020.
• Zenith Energy abandons plans for new Portland pipeline, Portland Tribune, May 13, 2020.
• Columbia, Snake river dam operators must make plan to keep waters cold enough for salmon survival, The Oregonian, May 13, 2020.
• Washington State Steps In To Regulate Water Temps Behind Federal Dams To Help Salmon, Northwest Public Broadcasting, May 11, 2020.
• Federal environmental policies during pandemic raise concerns across Northwest, OPB, May 10, 2020.
• Increased particulate emissions proposed at Oregon refinery, Portland Tribune, May 9, 2020.
• Food Distributor To Upgrade Water Quality To End Suit, Law 360, May 7, 2020.
• The Making of the ‘Thin Green Line’, PBS, April 24, 2020.
• Earth Day 2020 in Oregon: events you can attend from comfort of your couch, Oregonian, April 22, 2020.
• Environmental groups question why important decisions are moving forward as public is distracted with COVID-19 closures, Inlander, April 16, 2020.
• Environmental Justice Immersion brings revelations from UP's backyard, The UP Beacon, April 7, 2020.
• Enviros Urge FERC To Pull Plug On Refinery Pipeline Project, Law 360, April 2, 2020.
• New ‘Comunidades’ awarded Group Health Foundation grant, Hood River News, March 28, 2020.
• Citing virus, EPA has stopped enforcing environmental laws, The Daily News, March 27, 2020.
• Volunteers Help Monitor Water Quality in the Columbia, Columbia Insight, March 26, 2020.
• Clatskanie-area ethanol, crude oil shipper considers adding green diesel, The Daily News, March 4, 2020.
• Local environmental group worried about the effects of Hanford budget cuts, NBC Kennewick, February 26, 2020.
• Yesteryears: 2000 — 20 years ago, Hood River, February 26, 2020.
• Oregon landfill accepted 2 million pounds of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota, Oregonian, February 14, 2020.
• Columbia Riverkeeper asks feds to investigate Kalama methanol plant, The Daily News, February 13, 2020.
• Columbia Riverkeeper Wants SEC To Investigate Kalama Methanol Project, OPB, February 12, 2020.
• EPA petition asks for emergency action on tainted drinking water in Eastern Oregon, Statesman Journal, January 16, 2020.
• Oregon's US Senators Join Call To Reject LNG-By-Rail Rules, OPB, January 14, 2020.
• How Trump’s Environmental Policy Rollback Affects The Northwest, OPB, Janaury 9, 2020.
• How Trump's Environmental Policy Rollback Affects The Northwest, Jefferson Public Radio, January 9, 2020.
• Columbia Riverkeeper Rings in the New Year With a Win on the Wenatchee, Columbia Insight, January 9, 2020.
• United Natural Foods West faces suit over allegations of discharging pollutants at Washington State facility, Legal Newsline, January 9, 2020.
• Business: Port looks ahead to 2020, The Chief, January 8, 2020.
• Crunch Pak Pays $150,000 in Clean Water Lawsuit, KPQ News, January 8, 2020.
• Crunch Pak settles suit over Wenatchee River pollution output, North Central Washington Life News, January 8, 2020.
• Ninth Circuit Directs EPA to Approve TMDLs for Columbia and Snake Rivers, The National Law Review, January 6, 2020.
• Farmers and Salmon Advocates Agree: It’s Time to Talk about the Snake River Dams, EcoWatch, January 3, 2020.
• Report weighs future of Snake River dams, Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, January 3, 2020.
• Dams focus of federal court ruling, draft state report, The Astorian, December 27, 2019.
• Snake River Dams focus of federal lawsuit ruling, draft state report, The Daily News, December 26, 2019.
• Court says EPA must regulate river temperatures for fish, E&E News, December 20, 2019.
• Portland City Council Renews Ban on New Fossil Fuel Terminals, Portland Mercury, December 18, 2019.
• World’s Largest Fracked Gas Refinery Violates Federal Funding Law, Say Environmentalists, Shadowproof, December 17, 2019.
• Opponents Struggle To Stop A New Breed Of Oregon Fuel Terminals, Jefferson Public Radio, December 11, 2019.
• Another Settlement Reached Over Columbia And Snake River Dams Leaking Oil, Northwest News Network, December 3, 2019.
• Eastern Oregon natural gas project gets more time, but still faces hurdles, Portland Business Journal, December 2, 2019.
• Public health, environmental groups slam federal government’s latest proposed cleanup plan for Hanford Nuclear Site, Indian Country Today, November 29, 2019.
• Oregon Supreme Court denies petition for review, St. Helens Chronicle, November 21, 2019.
• A small Washington town may build the world's largest methanol plant, but do locals want it?, Crosscut, November 13, 2019.
• Environmental groups sue federal agencies over Kalama methanol permits, The Daily News, November 13, 2019.
• Environmentalists sue to stop Kalama methanol refinery, Portland Business Journal, November 12, 2019.
• Lawsuit aims to kill stalled $2B methanol refinery project, AP News, November 12, 2019.
• In Our View: Designate Bradford Island a Superfund site, The Columbian, November 10, 2019.            
• Jacob's estate donates to environmental group Hotel owner was a river advocate, Daily Astorian, November 8, 2019.    
• Editorial Board: Add Columbia River’s polluted Bradford Island to Superfund, Seattle Times, November 6, 2019.
• Tribe, states ask feds to list Bradford Island as Superfund site, The Columbian, October 31, 2019.  
• How a dead whale gave new life to the debate over dams in the Pacific Northwest, CNN, October 22, 2019
• Northwest States And Tribes Call For Superfund Listing At Bradford Island, OPB, October 18, 2019. 
• Holding the Thin Green Line, KBOO Radio, October 17, 2019. 
• Tribes want 3 Columbia River dams removed, Portland Business Journal, October 15, 2019.
• Pacific Northwest Tribes Demand Removal of Columbia River Dams to Save Salmon, Orcas, Time Magazine, October 14, 2019. 
• Washington Tribes Call For Removal of Columbia River Dams, Willamette Week, October 14, 2019. 
• Westsiders at the waterside: Hands-on nature learning at Nichols Basin, Hood River News, October 12, 2019. 
• Kalama methanol plant decision on hold, Portland Business Journal, October 10, 2019. 
• Department of Ecology says more information needed before a decision on proposed Kalama methanol plant, Seattle Times, October 9, 2019. 
• Washington Petrochemical Plant Subsidies Would Violate Federal ‘Double Dipping’ Rules Say Environmental Groups, DeSmog, October 4, 2019. 
• The Bomb Train Derailment That Sparked a Resistance in the Columbia River Gorge, NRDC, September 30, 2019.  
• As the DOE Abandons a Toxic Mess Threatening the Columbia River, the Yakama Nation Fights Back, NRDC, September 18, 2019.
• 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.

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