Our latest action alerts, blog posts, and media highlights
In the news: Department of Ecology News Release - Jan. 6, 2020 Ecology issues $1 million fine to U.S. Department of Energy for not providing access to crucial data
The feds are withholding key information about cleanup at the most polluted place on Earth: Hanford. We support Ecology's decision to fine the Dept. of Energy for withholding crucial data.
Food Processing Company Agrees to Comply with Law, Pay $150,000 in Clean Water Lawsuit brought by Columbia Riverkeeper
“Today’s agreement is a win for clean water. We are holding industrial polluters accountable for releasing toxic water pollution.
Case Study: Portland Clean Energy Initiative
Columbia Riverkeeper works with people in dozens of communities—from rural to urban—who share the same goals: Protect the health of their families and the places they love.
BREAKING NEWS: Victory for Salmon Today!
EPA must protect Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead from dangerously warm river temperatures
Washington Draft Stakeholder Report on Lower Snake River Dams
We need people from around the Northwest to give feedback
Portland City Council Votes Unanimously to Re-Adopt Restrictions on Large New Fossil Fuel Terminals
“... We are ready to have this important ordinance back in place.”
-Dan Serres, Conservation Director, Columbia Riverkeeper
We the People Stand up to Trump's Attack on the Environment
As a Columbia Riverkeeper member, you defend clean water and our climate. Here are five ways you take on the Trump administration:
We the People Take a Stand for Clean Water, Our Climate
What does fighting for clean water and our climate mean to you? Our members and partners had this to say:
RIVER HAPPENINGS: There is Never a Dull Moment on the Columbia
Catch up on the latest happenings at Nichols Natural Area
We the People In Action
This year people across the Northwest exercised constitutional rights to protect our climate.