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Recent Victories
- Zenith Energy’s Legacy of Violations and Lies
We know Zenith Energy has a history of violations and misleading regulators. So we decided to answer the question: just how many violations has Zenith committed? The answer is outrageous. Turns out, violations appear to be part of Zenith’s business model. Since arriving in Portland, Zenith has racked up roughly 20 violations from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)! Together, these violations tell the story of a fossil fuel company that has been out of compliance nearly the entire time it has been operating in Portland, a company that has misled regulators to obtain permits to expand operations, a company that cannot be trusted. Read more - Progress for Cold Water
How the Clean Water Act is forcing the Army Corps to get serious about reducing heat pollution from the Lower Snake River reservoirs Updated Sept. 5, 2024 Miles Johnson, Legal Director for Columbia Riverkeeper Good … Read more - Climate and Justice Groups Reach a Partial Settlement with NW Natural to Keep Oregonian’s Energy Costs Low
Columbia Riverkeeper teams with Tribes, nonprofits, and people across the State of Oregon to advocate for a just transition from fossil fuels. In a recent win, Columbia Riverkeeper joined a partial settlement with Northwest Natural … Read more - New Agreement Reached on Superfund Site Cleanup at Bonneville Dam
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers dumped industrial waste on Bradford Island and in the Columbia River at Bonneville Dam, causing resident fish to have the highest levels of cancer-causing PCB contamination of any fish in the United States, making them unsafe to eat. Now it’s Time for Action. Read more - Oregon PUC Directs to Eletrification
The Public Utility Commission (PUC) declined to acknowledge Cascade Natural Gas’ proposed multi-decade investment plan at a meeting yesterday afternoon, deeming it insufficient to meet state climate targets. Read more - Building on Climate Victories
In the wake of over 15 years of successes defeating fossil fuel infrastructure projects, the industry has shifted tactics. We’re seeing more proposals to expand existing infrastructure rather than build new facilities. Why? Read more - EPA Issues Permits
“It’s past time for the Army Corps to reduce illegal pollution from dams.” In December 2021, Columbia Riverkeeper sued the Army Corps for illegally discharging pollution from these dams without Clean Water Act permits. Read more - Victory! New Era of Accountability for some of Nation’s Largest Dams
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
