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Case Study: Oil Spills from Dams

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. 

Grand Coulee Dam Settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLUMBIA RIVERKEEPER & U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION SETTLE LAWSUIT TO END UNCONTROLLED OIL POLLUTION AT GRAND COULEE DAM

Settlement Aims to Slash Toxic Pollution from the Pacific Northwest’s Largest Dam

Union Pacific Railroad Sues to Exempt Itself From Gorge Protections

January 11, 2017 (Portland, OR) – Yesterday Union Pacific, just months after it caused an oil train derailment and fire in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in the town of Mosier, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to exempt itself from laws that protect this federally designate

Oil Train Legislation

For Immediate Release: January 10, 2016

Stand Up to Oil Statement on Senate Bill 7, Oregon Oil Train Legislation