Fish AND Electricity
Thanks to a court order, baby salmon are travelling downstream faster and more safely in 2026. Read more
Fighting For Government Transparency And Access To Public Records
More than two years since Columbia Riverkeeper’s original records request about proposals related to cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Site, a court has forced the U.S. Dept. of Energy to release the documents. Read more
Connecting the Dots: The AI Data Center Boom
All these proposals on the Columbia River: new nuclear construction (small modular nuclear reactors), gas pipeline expansion, pumped storage technology, and new transmission cables under the Columbia River; are connected to the massive electricity demand from the AI data center boom. Read more
Data Centers in Oregon: Opportunities for Public Engagement
Now is your chance to speak up about the massive increase in data centers in Oregon. Read more
New Report on the Most Toxic Place in America
Columbia Riverkeeper’s latest report explores Hanford Nuclear Site cleanup against the federal push for nuclear energy development. Read more
When We Fight Together, We Win
This year alone, Columbia Riverkeeper notched important victories that benefit clean water, communities, and our climate. Your partnership makes victories for clean water and our climate possible. Read more
Defending Endangered Species
Columbia Riverkeeper filed a federal court case challenging the Trump administration’s rules aimed at making it easier to destroy the habitat of threatened and endangered species. Read more
Solidarity for Indigenous Rights
Columbia Riverkeeper has partnered with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Ḱamíłpa (kah-MILT-pah) (Rock Creek) Band of Yakama Nation for nearly two decades to stop the destruction of Pushpum.
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Taking on Big Tech’s Data Center Building Spree
With timely intervention, the Northwest could become a model for smart data center regulation that allows for a just transition from fossil fuels. Read more
Win for Cold Water
Washington Dept. of Ecology tells Army Corps to work harder to find solutions to heat pollution from dams. Read more
