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Watch: Hanford's Invisible Threat, Groundwater 

Oregon DEQ Approves Permit for Two Oil Trains Each Day Through Portland, Other Communities

Lower Snake River dams make the river too hot for salmon—it’s time for bold leadership and change.

Photo Credit: Lance Koudele 

In a powerful essay, Columbia Riverkeeper’s staff attorney, Simone Anter, Jicarilla Apache and Yaqui, explores and articulates how Black Lives Matter is inextricably tied to environmentalism and Columbia Riverkeeper’s work. 

Columbia Riverkeeper Sounds Alarm Over Energy Department's Plan for Aging Structures at Hanford Nuclear Site.

We're still monitoring! Monitoring launched June 8, 2020. Through summer, Riverkeeper will monitor beaches to track water quality conditions.

By Lorri Epstein, Water Quality Director. Photo by Paloma Ayala.

Lawsuit Challenges EPA Rollback of Human Health Water Standards in Washington State.

The Trump Administration attempts to block Washington State from protecting salmon from hot water caused by federal dams  

On Four-Year Anniversary of Mosier Oil Train Derailment, Over 1,200 Call on Oregon DEQ to Deny Air Pollution Permit for Oil Train Terminal

Photo by Paloma Ayala

Our vision is a Columbia River that unites people to fight for clean water, abundant fish and wildlife, and our climate. We can only achieve this if we raise our voice and use our platform and resources to fight systemic racism.

Photo by Mike Voyt