For Media Requests, contact Liz Terhaar, Communications Director: (503.784.5324) liz@columbiariverkeeper.org.
Recent Press Releases:
- FERC Approves GTN Xpress: Legal Challenges to Come, October 19, 2023
- West Coast Port to Spend Over $25 Million to Reduce Water Pollution, Pay Penalty in Legal Settlement with Columbia Riverkeeper, September 12, 2023
- Tribes and Fish Advocates File Legal Challenge Over Trucking Salmon, September 5, 2023
- Environmental Advocacy Groups Call on FERC to Deny a Permit for a Fracked Gas Pipeline Expansion Requested by TC Energy, the Company Responsible for the Keystone Pipeline Disaster, July 25, 2023
- Notice of New Lawsuit Seeking Snake River Dam Removal, July 21, 2023
- Columbia Riverkeeper Welcomes New Member to Board of Directors, July 5, 2023
- Hundreds Mobilize on Willamette River to Demand an End to Zenith Oil and the ‘Era of Fossil Fuels’, June 11, 2023
- Columbia Riverkeeper, Et Al. Press Release Ecology Issues 401 permit for Goldendale, May 22, 2023
- Environmental Leaders Ask West Coast Governors to Oppose GTN Pipeline Expansion: “Time is of the Essence”, February 21, 2023
- Columbia Riverkeeper Welcomes New Board President and Members to its Board of Directors, December 16, 2022
- EPA Issues Permits to Curb Oil and Heat Pollution from Columbia River Dams, December 15, 2022
- Columbia Riverkeeper, Grant County Public Utility District Settle Lawsuit to End Unlawful Oil Pollution at Two Hydroelectric Dams on Columbia River, December 2, 2022
- Grassroots Coalition Vows to Oppose GTN XPress Fracked Gas Project After FERC Issues a Final Environmental Impact Statement, November 18, 2022
- EPA Reverses Trump-era State Water Quality Rollbacks, November 16, 2022
- Oregon Environmental Quality Commission Denies Proposal to Adopt Much-Needed Mega-Dairy Air Pollution Rules, November 9, 2022
- Farm Protection, Conservation Groups Celebrate Appeals Board Ruling That Rejects Major Rail Yard for Proposed Refinery at Port Westward, October 27, 2022
- Environmental Leaders Urge West Coast Governors to Oppose GTN Pipeline Expansion, October 24, 2022
- Community Groups Celebrate Passage of Strong Fossil Fuel Terminal Ban in Vancouver, October 3, 2022
- State of Oregon Terminates Gas-Fired Power Plant Proposal near Columbia River, September 27, 2022
- Oregon DEQ Denies Water Quality Permit for “Renewable” Diesel Refinery, Again, September 26, 2022
- Community Disappointed as DEQ Downplays Air Pollution Impacts of New, Massive Diesel Refinery at Port Westward, August 30, 2022
- Columbia Riverkeeper Challenges New Gas Pipeline Infrastructure, August 26, 2022
- After Years of Community Activism, City of Portland Approves Prohibition on New or Expanded Fossil Fuel Terminals for Third Time, August 24, 2022
- 1,000 Voices Urge the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Deny GTN XPress Pipeline Capacity Expansion, August 22, 2022
- Advocates File Petition Demanding the State of Oregon Address Mega-Dairy Air Pollution, August 17, 2022
- Major Columbia River Port to Reduce Pollution, Pay Penalty Under Clean Water Act Settlement with Columbia Riverkeeper, August 15, 2022
- Parties Ask Court to Extend Stay in Legal Fight for Endangered Snake River Salmon, August 4, 2022
- Major Columbia River Port to Reduce Pollution, Pay Penalty Under Clean Water Act Settlement with Columbia Riverkeeper, August 15, 2022
- Parties Ask Court to Extend Stay in Legal Fight for Endangered Snake River Salmon, August 4, 2022
- Columbia Riverkeeper Launches “Water’s Walk through Hanford,” an Interactive, Accessible Story about Hanford Pollution, July 20, 2022
- Oregon Businesses Ask Oregon Leaders to Help Un-dam the Snake River, July 12, 2022
- Anglers, Conservationists Stand with Tribes in Call to Northwest Leaders: Stop Salmon Extinction, June 25, 2022
- Yakama Nation and 200 People Gather along the Columbia River to Advocate for Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup, June 24, 2022
- Last Unpermitted Grain Terminal in Washington Required to Obtain Clean Water Act Permit, Pay $715,000 to Projects Benefiting Water Quality, June 21, 2022
- Farm Protection, Conservation Groups Celebrate Appeals Board Ruling that Protects High-Value Farmland, Clean Water, and Salmon Habitat in the Lower Columbia, May 9, 2022
- Timber Giant Weyerhaeuser To Pay $600,000 For Breaking The Law, May 9, 2022
- 1000 Voices for Snake River Dam Removal, May 5, 2022
- Columbia Riverkeeper Appoints Lauren Goldberg as Executive Director, May 4, 2022
- EPA Reverses Trump-era State Water Quality Rollbacks, April 5, 2022
- Environmental Nonprofit Fights for Clean Water, Suing Timber Giant Weyerhaeuser for Breaking the Law, March 28, 2022
- Local Farmers and Community Groups Oppose Columbia River Biodiesel Refinery Despite County Approval, March 23, 2022
- EPA Announces New Columbia River Superfund Cleanup Site, March 17, 2022
- Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Rules Portland Has Authority to Deny Zenith Oil Storage Facility Permits; Must Make Additional Findings, February 3, 2022
- Thousands Submit Comments in Opposition To PGE’s Request to Increase Pollution at Carty Generating Station, December 16, 2021
- Columbia Riverkeeper sues Army Corps over dams’ water pollution, December 8, 2021
- Ten Year Anniversary: Success of Condit Dam Removal Shows Snake River Dams Should Go, Too, October 25, 2021
- Northwest groups respond to Sen. Murray’s and Gov. Inslee's salmon and Snake River action plan, October 22, 2021
- Tribes and States Take Back Clean Water Authority, October 22, 2021
- Columbia County’s effort to rezone hundreds of acres appealed to Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, October 19, 2021
- Landmark Pollution Lawsuit, October 6, 2021
- Victory: Army Corps Must Control Pollution, September 30, 2021
- ACT: Stop New Nuclear Reactors at Hanford, September 29, 2021
- We Support Portland’s Denial of Zenith’s Oil-by-Rail Facility, September 21, 2021
- Oregon Denies Key Authorization for Controversial Dam in Mt. Hood National Forest, September 8, 2021
- EPA Announces New Superfund Listing on Columbia River near Bonneville Dam, September 8, 2021
- Climate Victory: Portland Denies Zenith’s Oil-by-Rail Terminal, August 27, 2021
- Feds Require Fish Passage at Lewis River Dams to Recover Endangered Salmon, August 20, 2021
- Salmon Vigil at Little White Salmon River, July 30, 2021
- Salmon Dying from Hot Water, July 27, 2021
- Members of Congress Announce Support for New Superfund Listing, July 19, 2021
- Groups Seek More Spill from Dams to Aid Fish, July 16, 2021
- Columbia County Approves Port Westward Rezone, July 14, 2021
- EPA agrees to reevaluate Trump-era Washington state water quality rollbacks, July 12, 2021
- Corps Must Cool Dams on Snake & Columbia, June 29, 2021
- Key Permit for Goldendale Pumped Storage Project Denied, June 22, 2021
- Victory Over Massive Fracked Gas Refinery, June 11, 2021
- Local and National Organizations Ask EPA for New Superfund Listing on Columbia River, June 9, 2021
- Columbia Riverkeeper Applauds Biden Administration’s Effort to Restore Clean Water Act protections, May 28, 2021
- Fracked Gas Pipelines, May 27, 2021
- Joint statement on Murray-Inslee salmon proposal, May 14, 2021
- Columbia Riverkeeper Looks to the River to Inspire Learning, Introduces New Pollution Prevention Curriculum for Hybrid Education, May 12, 2021
- Victory Over Fracked Gas Power Plant: Developer Abandons Plans to Build Controversial Plant in Umatilla County, April 15, 2021
- Washington’s Denial of Methanol Refinery Appealed: Coalition of Conservation Groups to Oppose the Appeal, February 9, 2021
- Broad Coalition of Environmental nonprofits urge elected officials to oppose the Goldendale Pumped Storage development, February 8, 2021
- Communities Speak Up for Farms, Clean Water and Safe Towns, January 28, 2021
- The legal battle continues after latest federal plan approves status quo hydro operations, January 19, 2021
- Washington rejects key permits for fracked gas-to-methanol refinery, January 19, 2021
- Environmental leaders urge Gov. Inslee to reject permits for methanol plan, January 14, 2021
- New Lawsuit Challenges Zenith Energy's Illegal Expansion of Portland Oil-byRail Terminal, January 11, 2021
- Final Study of Kalama Methanol Refinery Finds: Fracked Gas Refinery and Export Terminal Would Have Significant Climate Impact, December 21, 2020
- Breaking News: Oil Spill at The Dalles Dam, December 3, 2020
- NEPA Press Release, November 23, 2020
- Oregon Department of Energy Violated Oregon Law by Failing to Terminate Expired State Permit for Fracked-Gas Plant in Umatilla County, November 3, 2020
- Thousands Urge Washington to Reject Climate-Wrecking Methanol Refinery in Kalama, October 8, 2020
- Community Members Urge Washington to Reject Kalama Methanol Refinery In Virtual Hearing, September 17, 2020
- Washington Analysis Reveals Pollution Potential of Major Methanol Refinery, September 2, 2020
- Tribes and Environmental Groups Sue Trump Administration to Preserve Clean Water Protections, September 1, 2020
- Hanford Art Contest Announces Winners, Shifting the Narrative from “Nuclear Wasteland” to a Place Worth Embracing and Fighting For, July 29, 2020
- Fishing and Conservation Groups Back State of Washington's Move to Protect Salmon from Hot Water Caused by Federal Dams, July 29, 2020
- Vancouver, WA City Council Extends Moratorium on Large-Scale Fossil Fuel Facilities, July 21, 2020
- Recently Launched Comunidades Awarded Grant to Advance Social and Environmental Justice in Skamania County, July 14, 2020
- Pacific Northwest Residents Agree: Hanford’s Toxic Groundwater and Aging Infrastructure Need Comprehensive, Long Term Solutions, July 9, 2020
- Oregon DEQ Approves Permit for Two Oil Trains Each Day Through Portland, Other Communities, July 2, 2020
- Environmental Watchdog Sounds Alarm Over Energy Dept. Plan for Aging Structures at Hanford Nuclear Site, June 22, 2020
- Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback Washington State Water Quality Standards, June 11, 2020
- Trump Administration Attempts to block Washington from protecting Salmon from Hot Water Caused by Federal Dams, June 10, 2020
- Over 1,200 Call on Oregon DEQ to Deny Air Pollution Permit for Oil Train Terminal, June 8, 2020
- NW Fracked: Watchdog Groups Call on NW Natural to Drop Fracked Gas Pipeline Through Mt Hood National Forest, May 27, 2020
- EPA Releases TMDL Plan to Lower Temperatures and Protect Salmon in Columbia & Snake Rivers, May 19, 2020
- Washington State Makes Historic Decision to Protect Salmon from Rising Water Temperatures, May 8, 2020
- Trump EPA Rollback of Washington State Clean Water Standards, April 20, 2020
- EPA Must Reduce Temperature Pollution from Dams in Snake and Columbia, March 30, 2020
- Despite Oregon Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG, March 30, 2020
- New Gorge-Based Organization, Comunidades, Awarded Group Health Foundation Grant, March 11, 2020
- EPA Further Delays Addressing Temperature Pollution from Snake and Columbia River Dams, March 3, 2020
- Dam Study Ignores Dams, February 27, 2020
- Hold Polluters Accountable for Dumping Radioactive Fracking Waste in Oregon, February 27, 2020
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Votes 2-1 to Not Move Jordan Cove LNG Forward, February 20, 2020
- Radioactive Fracking Waste Illegally Dumped in Oregon: This Cannot Stand, February 14, 2020
- BREAKING: Hold Methanol-backers Accountable, February 12, 2020
- Oregonians from Across State Urge Support of New Bill to Regulate Fossil Fuels And Improve Oil Train Safety, February 11, 2020
- Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon, January 16, 2020
- Food Processing Company Agrees to Comply with Law, Pay $150,000 in Clean Water Lawsuit brought by Columbia Riverkeeper, January 8, 2020
- Ninth Circuit Court: EPA Broke the Law, Must Plan to Reduce Columbia and Snake River Temperatures, December 20, 2019
- Portland City Council Votes Unanimously to Re-Adopt Restrictions on Large New Fossil Fuel Terminals, December 18, 2019
- EPA’s draft study on thermal refuges in the lower Columbia River, December 3, 2019
- Public Health, Environmental Groups Slam Federal Government’s Latest Proposed Cleanup Plan for Hanford Nuclear Site, November 25, 2019
- Columbia Riverkeeper, Army Corps Settle Lawsuit Over Oil Pollution from Chief Joseph Dam, November 25, 2019
- Washington state deals setback to massive methanol plant, November 22, 2019
- Kalama Methanol Refinery Faces New Federal Court Challenge, November 12, 2019
- Cowlitz County responded to the Washington Department of Ecology's request for information on NWIW proposed methanol refinery in Kalama, November 4, 2019
- Watchdogs Contest Proposed Oregon Fracked Gas Power Plant, November 1, 2019
- City Rejects Pipeline Expansion at Zenith Tar Sands Oil Train Terminal In Portland, October 22, 2019
- Rocky Reach Dam Spills Over 300 Gallons of Oil into Columbia River, October 21, 2019
- Oregon, Washington, & Yakama Nation Ask EPA for New Superfund Listing on Columbia River, October 17, 2019
- Yakama and Lummi Nations Call for Removal of Three Columbia River Dams, October 14, 2019
- Ecology Finds Methanol Refinery Review Incomplete, Seeks Information on Spurious Carbon Claims, October 9, 2019
- Washington Must Reject Massive Fossil Fuel Refinery: State has 30 Days to Stop World’s Largest Fracked Gas-to-Methanol Refinery, September 12, 2019
- Metal Fabrication Company Agrees to Comply with Law, Pay $374,000 in Clean Water Lawsuit, September 4, 2019
- Groups Call Out Oregon DEQ for Columbia River Ethanol, Oil Terminal Decision, September 4, 2019
- Kalama methanol update: 194-page report dodges greenhouse gas impacts, August 30, 2019
- Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Reviews Columbia and Snake River Temperature Pollution Debate, August 26, 2019
- Court Upholds Washington’s Rejection of Millennium Coal Export Terminal, August 20, 2019
- Columbia Riverkeeper Statement: Standing with Immigrant Communities, August 14, 2019
- Army Corps Reports Aging Hydroelectric Dam May Have Spilled 300 Gallons of Industrial Oil into Snake River, August 8, 2019
- Community Forum on Languishing Bradford Island Cleanup Draws Crowd, August 7, 2019
- Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Reviews Columbia and Snake River Temperature Pollution Debate, August 7, 2019
- Oregon Supreme Court Invalidates Energy Council's Rules for Modifying Power Plants, August 1, 2019
- Port of Vancouver Will Steer Clear of New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals, June 25, 2019
- Yakama Nation and over 150 People Gather along the Columbia River to Call for Hanford Cleanup, Honor Legacy of Tribal Leader, June 15, 2019
- Energy Department Moves to Abandon Radioactive Waste, June 5, 2019
- Court Decision Effectively Halts Plans for Proposed Methanol Refinery, Industrial Expansion at Columbia River Port, May 22, 2019
- Activists Rally along Columbia River to Protest Fracked-Gas-to-Methanol Refinery in Kalama, WA, May 18, 2019
- Oregon Mega-Dairy Reform Bills Die, Threatening Repeat of Lost Valley Disaster, April 12, 2019
- Federal court delays coal project’s lawsuit against Washington state, April 12, 2019
- Trump EPA Targets Washington State Clean Water Standards, April 11, 2019
- Columbia Riverkeeper and Chelan County Public Utility District Settle Legal Dispute to End Unlawful Oil Pollution at Two Dams on Columbia River, March 20, 2019
- Trump Administration’s Moves to Undercut States’ Rights to Protect Clean Water, February 8, 2019
- Sixteen Environmental, Public-Health Organizations Oppose Greenwashing of Fracked Gas-To-Methanol Refinery, December 28, 2018
- Appeals Board Overturns Controversial Plans to Expand Columbia River Port, December 28, 2018
- Kalama Methanol Hearing Draws Strong Opposition to Fracked Gas, December 13, 2018
- Port Approves Global Partners Lease Change, December 12, 2018
- Columbia Riverkeeper Files Lawsuit to End Oil Pollution from Wells Dam, December 11, 2018
- Oregon Groups Call For Moratorium on Mega-Dairies, December 10, 2018
- Methanol Company Downplays Climate Impact of Refinery, November 13, 2018
- Thousands Urge Federal Government to Drop Proposal to Reclassify High-Level Nuclear Waste at Hanford, November 7, 2018
- Appeals Board Weighs Challenge to Controversial Plans to Expand Columbia River Port, November 1, 2018
- Judge Orders EPA to Protect Columbia Basin Salmon, October 17, 2018
- Landowners Threatened with Eminent Domain Call on Governor Inslee & Port Of Kalama to Reject Proposed Petrochemical Refinery and Pipeline, September 20, 2018
- Columbia Riverkeeper Provides Notice of Lawsuit Over Oil Pollution from Five Public Utility District-Dams on Columbia River, September 19, 2018
- Columbia Riverkeeper sues Department of Energy for withholding information about financial aid for a proposed petrochemical plant, August 22, 2018
- Oregon Agrees to Improve Water Pollution Permit Affecting Hundreds of Industrial Sites, Ending Lawsuit with Environmental Groups, August 20, 2018
- Portland’s Fossil Fuel Terminal Zoning Amendments Upheld, July 31, 2018
- New Report: U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Vision For Hanford Puts People, Columbia River at Risk, July 17, 2018
- Groups Applaud Decision to Revoke Lost Valley Permit, June 27, 2018
- Over 1,100 Oregonians Urge DEQ to Reject Pollution Increase at Carty Gas Plant, May 1, 2018
- Army Corps Reports Columbia River Dam May Have Spilled 474 Gallons of Oil, March 29, 2018
- Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Important Farmland, Salmon Habitat near Controversial Columbia River Port, March 14, 2018
- Port of Vancouver Votes to Cancel Oil Terminal Lease, January 9, 2018
- EFSEC Issues Final Reports Unanimously Rejecting Oil Terminal, December 20, 2017
- State Board Rules that Port Of Kalama Violated Washington Law by Failing to Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Impacts, September 18, 2017
- Record Breaking 169,000 Comments Raise Concerns About Water Quality Impacts of Longview Coal Export Terminal, August 27, 2017
- Final Tesoro Savage Public Comment Hearing Draws Strong Opposition to Oil Train Terminal, August 22, 2017
- City of Astoria Opposes Oil-by-Rail along the Columbia River, August 8, 2017
- Dramatic expansion of fracked gas-powered electricity shot down by Oregon regulators, August 8, 2017
- Citizen Groups Vow to Keep Pushing for Fossil Fuel Policy in Portland Despite LUBA Decision, July 19, 2017
- Permits Fail to Address Threats to Climate, Safety, Public Health and Could Consume more Fracked Natural Gas than all the Gas-Fired Power Plants in Washington State, June 29, 2017
- HB 2131 Marred by Secrecy Provisions and Lack of Enforcement, June 28, 2017
- Oral Arguments Today As Oil Industry Attempts to Overturn Portland’s Fossil Fuel Policy, June 15, 2017
Reports:
- Water's Walk Through Hanford
- Q&A: Nuclear Energy Development Threatens the Columbia River (2021)
- EPA 2019 Status Update: Columbia River Basin Toxics Reduction (2019)
- ECONorthwest: Lower Four Snake River Dams Economic Tradeoff of Removal (2019)
- Hot Water Report by Save Our Wild Salmon (2019)
- Competing Visions for the Future of Hanford (2018)
- "Computer modeling shows that Lower Snake River dams caused dangerously hot water for salmon in 2015" (2017)
- “Methanol Refining and Export on the Columbia: What You Need to Know” (2016)
- "Crude-by-rail in Oregon: 2012–2016" (2016)
- Hanford Environmental Report (2015)
- "Is Your Fish Toxic?" One Sheet (2014), Press Release (2014), "Is Your Fish Toxic?" Results (2014)
- Hanford & the River (2013)
