In the News

Columbia Riverkeeper in the news:

• 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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