Our latest action alerts, blog posts, and media highlights
Paddling the Hanford Reach
Blog post by Miles Johnson, Riverkeeper’s Staff Attorney—
Riverkeeper Adds New Columbia River Sites to Swim Guide
If you’re going out on the river, make sure the water you’re jumping into is safe for swimming.
Swim Guide provides real-time water quality updates for many Columbia River recreation sites.
Crude Oil Rail Proposal is a Bad Idea
Blog post by Dan Serres, Riverkeeper’s Conservation Director—
Report: The Northwest's Pipeline on Rails
Reposted from Sightline Institute
Hanford Double-shelled Tank Likely Leaking Radioactive Material Into Soil
On June 20, Hanford workers discovered radioactive material outside double-shelled tank AY-102. Last fall a leak in this tank was found, but it was preciously thought that the radioactive waste was only leaking into the space between the tank's two walls.
Commission Stands Up for Farmers, Not Big Coal
Commission Recommends Denial of Industrial Expansion Near Proposed Coal, Oil Terminals
June 17, 2013
Planning Commission Stands Up for Farmers, Not Big Coal
Commission Recommends Denial of Industrial Expansion Near Proposed Coal, Oil Terminals
June 17, 2013
Oregon LNG Files Formal Application to Export LNG
On Monday, June 10th, Oregon LNG announced that it had filed a new application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site and construct a massive liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility and associated pipeline.
