Columbia River

Advocates for the West filed suit against the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) on behalf of Columbia Riverkeeper, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center, and two local residents for issuing a water quality permit for the proposed NEXT refinery located adjacent to the Columbia River Estuary near Clatskanie, OR. “At a time when the federal […]

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) today finalized its decision on how to distribute more than $500 million in surplus revenues gathered from power sales in 2022. The decision affirms the agency’s proposal to spend only 10% ($50 million) of these revenues on fish and wildlife projects. Most of the revenues (70%) will be returned to […]