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Need a break from your screen and an update on local environmental justice? Look no further!You can now listen to the au...
09/04/2026

Need a break from your screen and an update on local environmental justice? Look no further!

You can now listen to the audio version of Columbia Riverkeeper’s energy vision for the future through our latest issue of Currents. Recordings are available at the link in our bio via SoundCloud.

Our recordings feature stories like:

🏭Taking on Big Tech’s Data Center Building Spree: With timely intervention, the Pacific Northwest could become a model for smart data center regulation that allows for a just transition from fossil fuels.

🌊Solidarity for Indigenous Rights: Columbia Riverkeeper has partnered with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and the Ḱamíłpa (kah-MILT-pah) (Rock Creek) Band of Yakama Nation for nearly two decades to stop the destruction of Pushpum.

🏭William’s Pipe Dreams: The owner of the largest gas pipeline system in Washington has its eye on power-hungry data centers and is eagerly exploring options to build new gas pipelines that would increase Washington’s annual emissions by about 14 percent.

⚡High Voltage, High Risk: What you need to know about the transmission cable developers want to bury under the Columbia River from The Dalles to Portland.

🐟Win for Cold Water: Washington Dept. of Ecology tells U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to work harder to find solutions to heat pollution from dams.

Visit our website at columbiariverkeeper.org to listen today!

The Oregonian reports: ‘This is wild’: Worst algae bloom in a decade reaches Willamette RiverThe bloom, which originated...
09/03/2026

The Oregonian reports: ‘This is wild’: Worst algae bloom in a decade reaches Willamette River

The bloom, which originated in the 120-foot-deep, man-made lagoon just south of downtown, is forming large floating cyanobacteria colonies, gelatinous clumps of intensely green, paint-like material. Oregon State University researcher Desirèe Tullos, who has studied the lagoon for years, said she has never before seen so many massive clumps. “It’s the worst bloom year I have witnessed in nearly a decade of work,” said Tullos. “I have observed the lagoon getting progressively worse with each visit.”

Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/8ui153lsg2

Oregon needs a data center moratorium now!Your voice is needed – Join us in Salem on September 8 to tell our legislators...
09/02/2026

Oregon needs a data center moratorium now!

Your voice is needed – Join us in Salem on September 8 to tell our legislators to support a three-year moratorium on data centers. The rapid buildout of data centers without proper regulations is having a huge impact on our communities, energy prices, and natural resources.

Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/75tyhhlinu

Our August 26, 2026 water quality tests detected bacteria levels that exceed safe limits at the following locations*:Kel...
09/01/2026

Our August 26, 2026 water quality tests detected bacteria levels that exceed safe limits at the following locations*:

Kelley Point Park (Portland)
Walton Beach (Sauvie Island)

Avoid swallowing water, wash hands before eating and consider limiting water contact at this site until bacterial levels are back within safe limits.

*Our next test results will be available on 9/10.

Check Swim Guide for the latest water quality updates.
https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/columbia/columbia-swim-guide/

This doesn’t sound good…Who is responsible for monitoring? Neither Oregon nor Washington have statewide harmful algal bl...
09/01/2026

This doesn’t sound good…

Who is responsible for monitoring? Neither Oregon nor Washington have statewide harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring systems. In general, any sampling is done on a volunteer basis at the discretion of designated management agencies (such as cities, counties, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service, or parks and recreation departments).

But resources are limited. As Oregon Health Authority (OHA) states, “these agencies have little to no dedicated financial and staff resources to carry out sampling and analysis throughout the season.” They go on to say that most waterbodies in Oregon are not monitored. In Oregon, OHA is responsible for issuing health advisories when the available data exceed safe limits, but OHA doesn’t have the authority to require agencies to monitor, even when it is highly recommended.

Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/k3o6d2k7a0

08/31/2026

Towering juniper trees whipped in fierce winds atop of the rolling hills where more than 300 people gathered together on May 8, 2026, partly in celebration and partly in resistance. The celebration saw Yakama Nation Tribal members able to access an ancestral use site for the first time in nearly 20 years. The resistance came against the proposed Goldendale Pumped Storage proposal slated for development at Pushpum, a Yakama Nation sacred site.

Join us in urging Governor Bob Ferguson to oppose this ill-sited proposal.

https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/actions/take-action-goldendale/

Since its discovery six years ago, the highly toxic 6PPD-Q, an unintended byproduct from automobile tires, has spurred a...
08/28/2026

Since its discovery six years ago, the highly toxic 6PPD-Q, an unintended byproduct from automobile tires, has spurred a flurry of studies and management measures. OPB explores some recent findings and mitigation efforts.

Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/q4m4afyb4z

Love salmon, cold water, and the Columbia River? Consider including Columbia Riverkeeper in your legacy giving plans. Au...
08/27/2026

Love salmon, cold water, and the Columbia River? Consider including Columbia Riverkeeper in your legacy giving plans. August is National Make-A-Will Month! Check out our free Legacy Giving Guide to learn more.

Learn more: https://f.mtr.cool/5tr71v2qfr

Cascade Renewable Transmission wants to bury a 100-mile electrical transmission cable (think: a massive, high-voltage po...
08/25/2026

Cascade Renewable Transmission wants to bury a 100-mile electrical transmission cable (think: a massive, high-voltage power line) under the Columbia River from The Dalles to Portland. If approved, this would be the first in-river electrical transmission cable in the Pacific Northwest.

Using a jet of high-pressure water to break apart the riverbed, a device called a hydroplow would create an underwater trench up to ten feet deep and 100 miles long to lay the power line. Where the river bed is too hard, the developer proposes to lay the power line directly on the river bottom, weighed down by concrete mattresses or rock berm.

We are collaborating closely with the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and Columbia Plateau Tribes to elevate Tribal concerns and further our research.

Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/sxqd2uh4ld

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