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Mar 15, 2024 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Time to get real: the Columbia River is a dumping ground for toxic pollution. Thousands of pipes discharge pollution into the Columbia and its tributaries. This pollution includes toxic substances that make parts of the Columbia unhealthy for fish and people. Pesticides and heavy metals enter the river from many sources, including agricultural runoff, air pollution, and industrial logging.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Director's Message: For the RiverListen or read now What draws you to Columbia Riverkeeper? For me, the list runs long. (I began volunteering at Columbia Riverkeeper as a legal intern 18 years ago!) But it starts with my kids and my commitment to fight for justice. My kids love playing in the Columbia River. Swimming. Fishing. Burying each other in the sand.
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Nov 3, 2023 | 
morningsidepost.com | Lauren Goldberg |Emily Muller |Gunnar Wainwright
By Lauren Goldberg, Gunnar Wainwright, and Emily MullerOn November 1, more than 120 students from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) staged a protest to express solidarity with doxxed classmates and reaffirm their commitment to working with the administration to address student concerns.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
It’s time to get real about salmon extinctions and the ripple effects on the people and cultures that rely on them. The facts will jar you:The Columbia once produced more salmon than any other river on Earth. Twenty years ago, Pacific salmon were found to have disappeared from 40% of their native rivers and streams across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California.
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Aug 16, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Does it give you goosebumps to watch salmon leap the falls of a wild, undammed river? You’re not alone. Evolved over millions of years, salmon put on a remarkable show of skill, agility, and determination tackling nature’s challenges. Yet sadly, they didn’t evolve to make it past dams and other human-made barriers. Columbia Riverkeeper’s “Saving Salmon” program area has primarily focused on removing mega dams like those on the Lower Snake River.
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Jul 28, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
What if you could stop a refinery thatwould be one of the top climate polluters in the State of Oregon? You can. Donate today to support Columbia Riverkeeper’s team as we unite river communities to take on the NEXT Energy’s refinery, proposed in the Columbia River Estuary. At 1.15 million tons of carbon pollution each year, a proposed non-conventional diesel refinery, NEXT Energy, would be one of Oregon’s largest emitters of greenhouse gas pollution.
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Apr 5, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Director's LetterBy Lauren Goldberg, Executive DirectorOriginally published in Columbia Riverkeeper "Currents" Issue 1, 2023. The first time I kayaked the Columbia River’s Hanford Reach, I was confronted with the unexpected: the sheer beauty of the Columbia as a pulsing, wild river. The Hanford Reach spans 50 miles of undammed, free-flowing river and contains islands, riffles, gravel bars, oxbow ponds, and backwater sloughs. A journey back in time.
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Mar 23, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Love the ColumbiaBy Lauren Goldberg, Executive Director Lasting, positive change happens when thousands of people pool their resources to fight the good fight. Can you support Columbia Riverkeeper to power this year’s victories for clean water and our climate?
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Mar 13, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg |Columbia Riverkeeper
People Deserve Healthy Fish, Clean WaterLauren Goldberg, Executive Director, Columbia RiverkeeperThis month marks one year since the EPA prioritized toxic-pollution cleanup at Bradford Island and surrounding waters of the Columbia River, designating the area a Superfund Site. That decision, spurred by years of advocacy from tribes and river communities, was a huge political lift because the polluter, and entity responsible for cleanup, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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Mar 3, 2023 | 
columbiariverkeeper.org | Lauren Goldberg
Victory! X-energy just pulled the plug on a proposal to build small modular nuclear reactors near the Columbia River at HanfordBy Lauren Goldberg, Executive DirectorGreat news! The company proposing new commercial nuclear reactors near the Columbia River at the Hanford Nuclear Site just pulled the plug. This is a huge win for everyone that relies on the Columbia River. Your voice makes a difference in cleaning up Hanford and preventing more commercial nuclear energy development near the Columbia.
