Columbia Riverkeeper recently took our expertise and recommendations for fracked gas infrastructure to the Washington and Oregon public utility commissions—the state agencies that regulate gas utility companies—and achieved excellent results. Read more
By Simone Anter (Jicarilla Apache and Yaqui), Staff Attorney & Hanford Program DirectorOriginally published in Columbia Riverkeeper “Currents” Issue 1, 2024. The other day I found myself in a high … Read more
Four reservoirs on the Lower Snake River trap the sun’s heat, making the water too hot for salmon. Columbia Riverkeeper has been using science and the Clean Water Act to ratchet up pressure on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to reduce heat pollution caused by its dams. Read more
Extractivist attitudes have harnessed the energy of the Columbia in ways that have caused devastating harm to the river and people who depend on it. Our challenge: apply the principles of a just transition to a clean energy future to the Columbia Basin. Read more
Earlier this year the PUC rejected all three of Oregon’s gas utilities’ long-term plans. The plans were inadequate because they were “unreasonably optimistic” about future gas demand as the region moves away from reliance on fracked gas and towards electrification. Read more
Es hora de enfrentar la realidad sobre las sustancias químicas permanentes, comúnmente conocidas como químicos perfluorados (PFAS). Las PFAS son sustancias químicas artificiales que se utilizan en una amplia variedad de productos comerciales y se encuentran prácticamente en todas partes. Read more
Time to get real about forever chemicals, commonly known as perfluorinated chemicals (PFAS). PFAS are man-made chemicals used in a wide variety of consumer products, and they are found virtually everywhere. Read more
U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, and the Washington Department of Ecology (Tri-Party Agreement agencies) proposed changes to cleanup will alter treatment, storage, and disposal plans for highly toxic and radioactive waste currently stored in aging tanks and in soil beneath tanks. Read more
Celebrating six years since Columbia Riverkeeper and the Stand Up to Factory Farms Coalition scored a victory when the Oregon Department of Agriculture finally revoked mega-dairy Lost Valley Farm’s permit. Read more
Columbia Riverkeeper & 1000 Friends of Oregon challenge Army Corps’ failure to review impacts of NEXT refinery construction on Port Westward levee Read more
The U.S. Department of Energy (Energy), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the State of Washington released a settlement agreement regarding cleanup at the Hanford Nuclear Site. The proposed changes to cleanup will alter treatment, storage, and disposal plans for highly toxic and radioactive waste currently stored in aging tanks and in soil beneath tanks. Read more
Enjoy our webinar: The Science of Methane Gas from Reservoirs: Rethinking Hydropower’s Carbon-free Image with Dr. John Harrison, Ph.D, from Washington State University at Vancouver. This is a great talk to watch if you are curious about rivers, want to understand more about dams and climate change, or if you already support dam removal. Read more
