Clean Water
We work in solidarity with Tribes to restore clean water and healthy fish by reducing toxic pollution.
Climate Action
We use the law, community organizing, and creative communications to stop fossil fuel infrastructure and advocate for a just transition.
Healthy Communities
We engage people who live in river communities to advocate for environmental justice, including strong salmon runs.
Why the Columbia?
The Columbia River is the lifeblood of the Pacific Northwest. People depend on the Columbia for clean water, salmon, and much more.
How We Work
We partner with Tribes and unite people to advocate for environmental and climate justice. We use legal advocacy, community organizing, and education to:
Stop Pollution
Fight Fossil Fuels
Save Salmon
Engage Communities
Clean Up Hanford
What’s New
- Protect the Estuary, Stop NEXT RefineryFarms and Fish at Stake in Port Westward Fuel Refinery Proposal: Tell DEQ to Reject NEXT by Dan Serres, Advocacy … Read more
- “Fueling Controversy:” Port Project Seeks Public FundsFuel corporations at the Port of Columbia County should foot the bill for infrastructure upgrades. Read more
- Mid-Year Legal UpdatesColumbia Riverkeeper believes that litigation is an important tool. Lawsuits complement our gritty grass-roots advocacy and savvy communications strategies to meaningfully improve water quality and river communities. Read more
- Our first treaty: An interview with Columbia Riverkeeper’s Board President Emily WashinesColumbia Riverkeeper’s board president seeks to use her position to continue to honor the first treaty of the Yakama Nation with the land itself. Read more