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More Industrialization of Port Westward? What's Next?
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Fighting Fossil Fuels
At a critical bend in the Columbia River Estuary, a company called NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc., is seeking to build a new, massive renewable diesel refinery.
Columbia Riverkeeper in Your Newsfeed
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Engaging Communities
The stories we tell about the Columbia River and the people who live and work on this river are important.
Thank you for joining us
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Fighting Fossil Fuels
"Necessity Part II: Rails, Rivers & the Thin Green Line"
Mosier Rail Expansion Defeated
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Fighting Fossil Fuels
In 2014, Union Pacific proposed a major rail expansion project through Mosier from Memaloose State Park to the Hood River County line.
Now - Nov. 19, 2021: Support Portland's Clean Air Protection Program
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Fighting Fossil Fuels
Improve air quality, decrease the public health impacts from exposure to local air pollution, increase community education about those impacts, and support community-based solutions.
What is the Latest on the Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup?
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Hanford
Staff Attorney Simone Anter gives a history lesson about the former nuclear site nestled along the Columbia’s banks, and shares why it is a place worth fighting for.
Climate and the Columbia: Lessons from the Past for the Future
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Saving Salmon
Dr. Maureen Walczak and Dr. Alan Mix, environmental scientists at Oregon State University, share their research on the history of climate and flows on the Columbia River—spanning 20,000 years!
Free Flowing Rivers Make Way for Salmon
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Saving Salmon
Ten years after the removal of Condit dam, the White Salmon River is almost unrecognizable! Salmon and other species are returning, river users can enjoy the entire river, and the river is coming back to life.
BREAKING VICTORY:
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Fighting Fossil Fuels