Coal and oil transport: What's up for 2015
Dec. 17 - It's been a great year for Gorge protection. Let's keep it going.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Friends, Power Past Coal stands with Lummi Nation opposing...
Jan. 5, Power Past Coal - The Lummi Nation today sent a formal request to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that permits for the proposed Cherry Point coal export facility be denied in...
View ArticleFoe restates opposition to state money for dock project
Jan. 15, Portland Tribune - "If we pollute the Columbia River, we pollute our future," says 10-year-old Daeuthen Dahlquist of White Salmon, Wash., who was among those representing Friends of the...
View ArticleFunding brings Bridge of the Gods pedestrian bridge into range of possibility
Jan. 20 - Funds have been raised for a feasibility study regarding the addition of a pedestrian bridge on the Columbia River-spanning Bridge of the Gods.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: As the Gorge springs to life, so does Friends of the Columbia...
Feb. 28 - From March 15-July 18, Friends of the Columbia Gorge will host over 65 hikes, outings, and land stewardship events as it celebrates the organization
View ArticleOil terminal foes granted full voice in review
Thursday, March 26, the Columbian - The state panel reviewing a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver will allow more than a dozen parties, including Friends, to take part in the upcoming adjudication...
View ArticleKlickitat County rezone plan reaches WA appeals court
March 30, the Columbian - Environmental groups Friends of the White Salmon River and Friends of the Columbia Gorge have said the proposal would lead to sprawl and threaten the sensitive watershed.
View ArticlePilots say plans for a natural gas-fired power plant include a fatal flaw
April 22, Willamette Week - A report by the Federal Aviation Administration says that a proposed power plant at the western boundary of the Gorge Scenic Area poses a serious safety risk to aircraft.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Power plant proposal would create high risk of fatal crashes...
April 22 - A Federal Aviation Administration-approved modeling program shows that thermal plumes from the proposed Troutdale Energy Center (TEC) would create a 1 in 100 risk of severe turbulence for...
View ArticleEnergy center emissions could cause fatalities, FAA models show
April 28, Gresham Outlook - Friends of the Columbia Gorge will enter evidence they say makes it clear plans to build the Troutdale Energy Center near the Troutdale Airport should be stopped.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: New oil train rules fail to protect communities or the...
May 1 - On Friday, the U.S. DOT released new oil train rules that fail to protect our communities and special places like the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
View ArticleHiking the Gorge With Kids
July issue of MetroParent magazine - Friends staff member and parent Stan Hall writes about taking his young son hiking in the Gorge and recommends five Gorge hikes for kids.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Friends, allies appeal federal oil train rules
May 14 - A coalition of conservation organizations and citizen groups are challenging new federal safety standards for oil trains.
View ArticlePRESS RELEASE: Friends scores major victory at Washington Supreme Court
June 11 - In a victory for Friends and Save Our Scenic Area, the Washington Supreme Court held that Skamania County is in violation of the Growth Management Act.
View ArticleKlickitat County repeals White Salmon rezoning
July 16, the Columbian - The abrupt repeal of a controversial rezoning along the White Salmon River has put a years-long legal battle in limbo.
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