Our latest action alerts, blog posts, and media highlights
Taking Big Coal to Court
We are taking a stand against dirty coal pollution in our river.
On June 5, 2013, Columbia Riverkeeper and allies filed a Clean Water Act lawsuit to stop toxic coal discharges from trains into Northwest waterways.
Protecting a Vancouver Public Beach from Toxic Debris
Blog post by Miles Johnson, Riverkeeper’s Clean Water Attorney—
Thanks for Speaking Up to Protect the Columbia from Hanford’s Pollution
Blog post by Theresa Labriola, Riverkeeper’s Hanford Coordinator—
Environmental Groups Sue Railway, Others For Dumping Coal
EarthFix. June 5, 2013.
Sierra Club sues over coal dust from uncovered trains in Columbia River gorge
Oregonian. June 5, 2013.
Fishy Business: Report Exposes Industry Meddling with New Toxic Pollution Limits
Washington State is behind the eight ball when it comes to protecting people who eat locally caught fish.
This month the journalists at InvestigateWest released a
Farmers, business owners, elected officials, Columbia Riverkeeper oppose Port Westward expansion
Again, opposition to the Port of St. Helens’ proposed expansion of Port Westward dominated the May 20 Columbia County Planning Commission meeting. Two weeks prior, on May 6, Columbia County heard an earful from over a hundred citizens who think the Port of St.
Hanford to the Highest Bidder?
Tri-Cities-area business interests are still pushing the U.S. Department of Energy (Energy) to essentially sell more than a thousand acres of Hanford to private corporations.
