DON’T FLUSH MEDS
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
POESÍA! ARTE! ESCRITURA!
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
Zenith Actions
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
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