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Rumble Downriver: Standing Up to a Risky Refinery in the Columbia River Estuary

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DEQ Considering Approval of Major Polluter in Estuary

By Dan Serres, Advocacy Director

On October 16, 2024, join us for a virtual “Rumble on the River” to learn about the effort to stop a huge refinery in the Columbia River Estuary that falsely promises to make “renewable” fuels, but in reality threatens to increase greenhouse gas pollution and impose toxic water pollution in an area vital for local residents, farms and fish. Read more

2024 Give!Guide Business Partners 

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2024 Give!Guide Business Partners  By Alex Smith, Development Manager We are honored to be participating in this year’s Willamette Week Give!Guide.  This is an annual campaign to raise funds for … Read more

Hanford, Hanford, Listen and Read All About It!

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Boat on the river at Hanford Reach, with reactor in the background. Photo by Kelly Turso.

Hanford team has been up to!

This June, the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation’s (Yakama Nation) Environmental Restoration/Waste Management (ERWM) program and Columbia Riverkeeper hosted the fourth annual Hanford Journey. Near the banks and on the water of the Hanford Reach, the event brought together scientists, activists, artists, Tribal elected officials, elders, young people, birds, elk, and Spiel Yi (coyote in Sahaptin), to share stories and learn about the Hanford Nuclear Site. Read more

Uniting Communities for Climate Action

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PCFE City hall group shot

Fed up with the climate crisis? Dream of challenging one of the biggest fuel-fuel corporations in North America to make a difference for our climate?

Let’s turn your dream into action–and results. Read more