Our latest action alerts, blog posts, and media highlights
Riverkeeper’s Clean Water Attorney, published in the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law
Beaver are well known for damming small streams, creating ponds and wetlands. Beaver ponds are very important habitat for young coho salmon, and many other types of fish and wildlife.
Coal export investigation: Internal emails reveal why Corps took shortcut
Columbia Riverkeeper is releasing key documents that show that political pressure, not science, controlled the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s decision making for the controversial Morrow Pacific coal export terminal in Oregon.
Propane Export in PDX: Public Hearing this Tuesday
WHAT: Join our friends from the Portland Audobon Society and the Climate Action Coalition to urge Portland to reject the proposed Pembina Propane Terminal.
December Member Spotlight: Michal Kawka
Gorge resident, Michal Kawka joined our Adopt-a-River team just this year, but he didn’t waste any time diving right in (so to speak).
Oregon LNG May Not Have Right to Land to Build Terminal
LNG Company Sues Federal Government in Property Dispute
Dec.
Climate Legislation in the Works in Washington State
On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced exciting climate legislation to limit carbon pollution. This is a big deal. If approved, Washington’s Carbon Polluting Accountability Act would join California and British Columbia in pricing carbon.
No Permit, No LNG Pipeline: Decision to Deny Key Permit for LNG Pipeline In Clatsop County Sticks
Oregon Court of Appeals finds Clatsop County commissioner not biased against LNG project, reversing Land Use Board of Appeals decision
Oregon Refuses to Protect Public from Oil Terminal’s New Air Pollution
Increased Pollution from Oil Train Facility on Columbia River Remains Unchecked
Dec.