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By DAVID A. LIEB, MICHAEL CASEY and MICHELLE MINKOFF Associated Press On a cold morning last March, Kenny Angel got a frantic knock on his door. Two workers from a utility company in northern Nebraska had come with a stark warning: Get out of your house. Just a little over a quarter-mile upstream, the 92-year-old Spencer Dam was straining to contain the swollen, ice-covered […] Continue reading Oregon dams among more than 1,600 at risk nationally, AP investigation finds By Evan Bush Seattle Times staff reporter WINTHROP, Okanogan County — Follow the water and you’ll find the money. That’s how it often works in the dusty rural corners of Washington, where a Wall Street-backed firm is staking an ambitious venture on the state’s water. Crown Columbia Water Resources since 2017 has targeted the water rights of farms on tributaries of the mighty Columbia River. This March, […] Continue reading Wall Street spends millions to buy up Washington state water
Brett VandenHeuvel, Executive Director,Columbia Riverkeeper Today I stood on the Columbia’s shores at Celilo Park and watched history in the making. Yakama Nation, supported by Lummi Nation, announced a bold vision: a Columbia River teeming with salmon, a restored Celilo Falls, and a Pacific Northwest powered by clean energy that does not drive salmon and orca to extinction. Yakama Nation Chairman Jode Goudy stated: “The Columbia River dams were […] Continue reading Yakama and Lummi Nations Call for Removal of Three Columbia River Dams SEATTLE — US protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast, from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal Wednesday to increase the critical habitat designation for southern resident killer whales by more than sevenfold under the Endangered Species Act. Just 73 orcas remain in […] Continue reading Feds propose major habitat protections for killer whales August 29, 2019 As a member of Columbia Riverkeeper, we thought you’d appreciate this story of corporate greed and community resistance. Big kudos to the people of Lewis County who are taking on Crystal Geyser and winning! Email goof leaks corporate playbook Columbia Riverkeepers It’s rare to get a glimpse inside the multinational corporation playbook, but water bottling giant Crystal Geyser lays bare its strategy: if the local community does not support its […] Continue reading Washington state Lewis County fight against water bottler By James MacPherson The Associated Press August 26, 2019 BISMARCK, N.D. — Attorneys general from a dozen western states, including Oregon, want the Trump administration to halt a proposal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that they say usurps states’ authority over their own water. The Water Supply Rule proposed in the waning days of the Obama administration could allow the Corps to charge for water drawn from reservoirs it manages, said North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who […] Continue reading Oregon joins western states to oppose plan to charge for U.S. reservoir water OPB by Erin Ross Aug. 21, 2019 4 Most of the West Coast’s estuary habitat has vanished, according to a new study, the most thorough of its kind. The mapping project found that, today, less than 15% of historic estuaries remain along the Washington, Oregon and California coastlines. Estuaries form where fresh water from rivers and streams meets the salt water of the ocean. They take the form of salt marshes, tidal forests, beaches and steep river mouths. […] Continue reading Many Of The West’s Estuaries Have Vanished: Here’s Why That Matters By Cody Neuenschwander / cneuenschwander@chronline.com The Daily Chronicle (serving greater Lewis County Washington) Aug 5, 2019 The Lewis County Board of Commissioners voted Monday morning to impose a moratorium on permits seeking water extraction in rural Lewis County and certain standalone food and beverage manufacturing applications — much to the appreciation of a large gathering of Lewis County Water Alliance members who have fiercely voiced their opposition to a proposed Crystal Geyser water bottling facility in Randle. Continue reading County Approves Moratorium That Would Stop Crystal Geyser Project July 24, 2019 Earth.com Researchers have identified four Pacific salmon populations in California, Oregon, and Idaho that are particularly vulnerable to climate change. The salmon inhabit a broad range of territory which makes them much more likely to be impacted by environmental changes. Although Pacific salmon spend most of their lives in the ocean, they return to their native waterways to spawn, migrating as far inland as central Idaho. The study, led by Lisa Crozier of the National […] Continue reading Pacific salmon will struggle with rising water temperatures, acidification Scores of cars lined either side of U.S. Highway 12 Wednesday evening, spilling over from the full parking lot at the Randle Fire Hall. Inside the building, close to 250 people packed into the meeting room, with dozens more listening to an audio speaker stationed outside. The attendees came from all over the Pacific Northwest, but most were local to Randle or East Lewis County. Nearly all were there to register their opposition to the proposed water […] Continue reading Randle Town Hall Draws Strong Turnout to Oppose Water Bottling Plant |
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