On July 27, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (collectively, “Services”) withdrew a Trump-era preliminary determination which, if made final, would have allowed PacifiCorp to continue blocking access to critical salmon habitat in Washington’s Lewis River for the foreseeable future. Read more
Yakama Nation leaders and over 40 people gathered along the Columbia’s scenic Little White Salmon River for a Salmon Vigil, an event to raise awareness about the ongoing death of sockeye salmon impacted by hot water. Read more
The Columbia River currently exceeds 71 degrees F—much hotter than the legal limit of 68, which scientists set to protect salmon from unsafe temperatures. Read more
These fish were on a miraculous journey back to their birthplace up the Snake River or upper Columbia. But they will not make it. The Columbia River is simply too hot to swim upstream. Read more
Watch part of our Love Your Columbia Summer Virtual Events featuring Yakama Nation Tribal Councilman and a Kah-miltpa Band Member Jeremy Takala and Fisheries Biologist and Hydro-Coordinator at Yakama Nation Fisheries and a Ka-miltpa Band Member Elaine Harvey. Read more
Read our FAQ on salmon in the Columbia River. Read more
Dr. Arlene Blum, Executive Director with the Green Science Policy Institute, spoke about the harmful chemicals found in household items, how they end up in the river, their impacts, and what you can do. Read more
In anticipation of our long-overdue breakup with Zenith Energy, we are put together a breakup remix, lyrics included so you can sing-along. Read more
A growing body of science shows pharmaceuticals are reaching the Columbia River. How? Pharmaceuticals enter the Columbia through human excretion, when people flush drugs down the toilet, and from livestock operations. Read more
Hacia el final de Enero, Columbia Riverkeeper colaboró con la Poeta Galardonada de Washington State, Claudia Castro Luna, para ofrecer un taller de poesía digital todo-en-español para los niños y sus familias. Read more
Willamette Riverkeeper and Columbia Riverkeeper sent Zenith Energy Terminal Holdings, LLC a sixty-day notice of intent to sue under the Clean Water Act, alleging that the company unlawfully started construction to expand its Portland, Oregon, oil-train terminal without a required construction stormwater permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Read more
