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By Dan Serres, Conservation Director

Catastrophic. Devastating. These are just some of the words scientists are using to describe the crisis unfolding on the Columbia. Dams are the main culprit causing the salmon crisis. Salmon need cool water to survive.

Riverkeeper and allies were in court today to argue that the Port of Vancouver's back room deals with Tesoro for an oil terminal lease violated state law.

We'll be celebrating swimmable waters July 31 through August 2. Take a photo of yourself recreating on the river, post it using the hashtag #SwimmableWater to enter the Waterkeeper Alliance Swimmable Water Photo Contest.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council (EFSEC) are taking public comment on potential permits and associated environmental review for Tesoro Savage’s oil-by-rail terminal in Vancouver, Washington.

Washington legislators passed a transportation package that includes $84.5 million to build a controversial rail overpass that will benefit a proposed coal export terminal in Cowlitz County.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Two years ago, the Port of Vancouver leased public land for a massive oil-by-rail terminal on the banks of the Columbia River. Public opposition to the oil terminal has intensified since then, and Riverkeeper’s legal challenges to the lease are now squarely before Washington courts.