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Thanks for Speaking Up to Protect the Columbia from Hanford’s Pollution

Blog post by Theresa Labriola, Riverkeeper’s Hanford Coordinator—

Riverkeeper Reaches Out to Washington Landowners Impacted by LNG Export Proposal

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.

Don’t Shortchange Hanford’s Groundwater Cleanup

Ambre Energy Remains the Biggest Threat to Coal Export on the Columbia

Blog post by Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky, Riverkeeper’s Community Organizer—

Riverkeeper on Ring of Fire

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invited Brett VandenHeuvel from Columbia Riverkeeper and Chris Wilke from Puget Soundkeeper to discuss coal export on the Ring of Fire radio show.