Decades of Effective Advocacy
Our mission is to assure a healthy environment that protects people, wildlife, and clean water through enforcement of environmental laws, advocacy, and education.
Northwest Environmental Advocates Making a Difference
Oregon Water Pollution Permits Fix Stalls
Oregon Water Pollution Permits One year has passed since NWEA obtained an enforceable court order that forces the Oregon Department of Environmental...
Lawsuit Forces EPA to Help Salmon Migrate a Hot Columbia River
After 18 years, and two NWEA lawsuits, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally issued a draft plan to protect and restore cold...
Oregon Ordered to Fix River Cleanup Plans
Fix Cleanup Plans After seven years, the persistence of NWEA and its lawyers have paid off in the form of a federal court order to replace defective...
