Oil Leaks from Dams
Today’s oil spill comes over six years after the Army Corps agreed to stop violating the Clean Water Act and obtain required pollution reduction permits from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read more
HEROES: THE UNTOLD STORIES OF GRIT AND PASSION—AND SUCCESS
Once a week for eight weeks, we will feature a short video featuring heroes of our movement. Videos will be released on our Youtube page, Facebook, and Instagram TV channels. We hope you’ll tune in! Read more
AN EVENING OF POETRY
Columbia Riverkeeper joins Claudia Castro Luna to launch her latest book, One River, A Thousand Voices Read more
Webinar: Chernobyl-like Catastrophe at Hanford?
Watch: Why Scientists Fear a Chernobyl-like Catastrophe at Hanford Read more
Stand in Solidarity with Tribal Nations
A pumped-storage hydroelectric development threatens irreplaceable tribal cultural resources, fish, and wildlife. Read more
WATCH: Standing up to Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Webinar
Attorneys Working on the Frontlines Share their Challenges and Perspectives of Standing Up to Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks. Read more
Webinar Recap: Six Images: Our Journey With Water, Activism, and Social Justice.
We hosted a webinar featuring Cathy Sampson-Kruse (Waluulapum Band, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) and Emily Washines (Yakama, Cree, Skokomish) sharing personal stories about today’s pandemic, social justice, and their family history. Read more
Breaking News
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) reports that Bonneville Dam released approximately 70 to 100 gallons of turbine oil into the Columbia River between July 6 and July 14, 2020. The Army Corps shut down a turbine main unit, the suspected sources of the oil spill, and an investigation is ongoing. Read more
WATCH: REMOVING LOWER SNAKE RIVER DAMS TO PROTECT SALMON AND ORCAS
Scientists have been talking about Snake River Dam removal for decades. We know that removing these four dams is the centerpiece of any serious effort to prevent the extinction of Snake River salmon and Southern Resident orcas. Read more
Oregonians from across State Urge Support of new Bill to Regulate Fossil Fuels and Improve Oil Train Safety
House Bill 4105 new measure to regulate fossil fuel projects on state lands and bring Oregon in-line with Washington State’s regulations to monitor and restrict high-pressure oil trains from operating at terminals in the state. Read more
Groups Petition EPA to Take Emergency Action On Chronic Groundwater Pollution in Rural Oregon
Today, Columbia Riverkeeper joined seven organizations in filing a Safe Drinking Water Act petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Read more
Case Study: Portland Clean Energy Initiative
Columbia Riverkeeper works with people in dozens of communities—from rural to urban—who share the same goals: Protect the health of their families and the places they love. Read more