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Columbia Riverkeeper reached a settlement with Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) to end uncontrolled toxic pollution from the Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams. Read more

Columbia Riverkeeper filed a lawsuit against the Douglas County Public Utility District (PUD) to end unlawful oil pollution from the PUD’s Wells Dam, located on the Columbia River. Read more

Columbia Riverkeeper sent notices of intent to sue three public utility districts (PUDs) that operate dams on the Columbia River in violation of the Clean Water Act. Read more

According to the Army Corps, approximately 474 gallons of turbine oil was unaccounted for and presumed spilled into the Columbia during from February 7 to March 22, 2018. Read more

Columbia Riverkeeper reached a settlement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation designed to end uncontrolled toxic oil pollution from Grand Coulee Dam, finally bringing one of the nation’s biggest dams into compliance with the Clean Water Act. Read more

Columbia Riverkeeper v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Case No. 2:13-md-02494-LRS Read more

In a legal settlement with Riverkeeper, the Army Corps agreed to address the oil pollution seeping from dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. Read more