Perspectives
Samantha Redheart STEM Coordinator with Yakama Nation Environmental Restoration Waste Management Program shares her connection to Hanford. Read more
Hanford Cleanup Champions
Columbia Riverkeeper’s Simone Anter spoke with Yakama Nation’s Environmental Restoration Waste Management (ERWM) program staff about their experiences co-planning the Journey—and why Hanford is a place worth fighting for. Read more
Webinar “Best Practices for Nonprofits Working with Tribal Nations”
Watch our webinar: “Best Practices for Nonprofits Working with Tribal Nations.” Read more
Hanford Webinar: Thanks for Joining Us
Watch our webinar: “Investigative Journalist Breaks Down Hanford: A Conversation with Joshua Frank.” Read more
Driven to Extinction: Tire Chemicals and Salmon
Watch our webinar: “Driven to Extinction: Tire Chemicals and Salmon” Read more
EPA Issues Permits
“It’s past time for the Army Corps to reduce illegal pollution from dams.” In December 2021, Columbia Riverkeeper sued the Army Corps for illegally discharging pollution from these dams without Clean Water Act permits. Read more
EPA Issues Permits
EPA Issues Permits to Curb Oil and Heat Pollution from Columbia River Dams Read more
Frequently Asked Questions about NEXT
The refinery would be one of the largest producers of non-conventional diesel on the West Coast. NEXT could make diesel from things like seed oils, animal fats, fish waste, or waste cooking oil, rather than petroleum crude oil. Read more
Loophole City, Oregon
The City of Portland’s decision to let Zenith Energy extend its oil-by-rail operations in Portland is facing widespread condemnation from community members, environmental organizations, and environmental justice advocates. Read more
Big Win for Farmers and Clean Water
Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) overturned Columbia County’s approval of a 400-car rail yard that would have served an unconventional diesel refinery along the lower Columbia. Read more
Breaking Down Forever Chemicals
Columbia Riverkeeper hosted “Breaking Down Forever Chemicals,” a webinar with Dr. Alissa Cordner and Megan Liu. They shared research on forever chemicals and helped us to understand the sources and impacts and what we can do about it. Read more
NEXT’s application materials were riddled with inconsistencies
On September 6, 2022, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) denied NEXT Renewables LLC’s (NEXT) application for a Clean Water Act section 401 water quality permit. NEXT sought the permit as part of a plan to build a so-called “renewable” diesel refinery near Clatskanie, OR. Read more