News & Media


OCTOBER 2023

PRESS RELEASE 10.23.2023: Local community members seek to protect small stream

JULY 2023

PRESS RELEASE 7.31.2023: Clarifying Recent Swim Guide Information Regarding Applegate Lake

FEBRUARY 2023

PRESS RELEASE 2.27.2023: Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Ruling

FEBRUARY 2023

PRESS RELEASE 2.14.2023: Oregon Parks of Recreation Department (OPRD) Decision on Touvelle Commercial Jet Boats Press Release

FEBRUARY 2022

PRESS RELEASE 2.15.2022: Hellgate Jetboats have their permit application for dredge on the Rogue withdrawn.

DECEMBER 2021

PRESS RELEASE 12.1.21: After Years of Community Organizing, Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Fracked Gas Pipeline Project is Dead

FEBRUARY 2021

PRESS RELEASE 2.8.21: Federal Government Upholds Oregon’s Coastal Zone Management Act Permit Denial for Jordan Cove LNG!

JANUARY 2021

PRESS RELEASE 1.19.21: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Upholds Oregon's Denial of Key Jordan Cove LNG Permit

JUNE 2020

PRESS RELEASE 06.03.20: Southern Oregon Streams Finally See Stronger Protections

MAY 2020

PRESS RELEASE 5.27.20: Southern Oregon Advocates Challenge Federal Approval of Jordan Cove LNG

PRESS RELEASE 5.21.20: Jordan Cove LNG Rehearing Denied by Federal Agency, Southern Oregon Communities Prepare to Challenge Decision

APRIL 2020

PRESS RELEASE 4.20.20: State of Oregon Submits Strong Request for FERC to Rehear Approval of Jordan Cove LNG

PRESS RELEASE 4.20.20: Oregonians Unite to Demand Rehearing on Jordan Cove LNG Federal Approval

MARCH 2020

PRESS RELEASE 3.25.20: Organizations Opposing Jordan Cove LNG Thank Oregon Leaders

PRESS RELEASE 3.19.20: Pembina Requests a Federal Overturn for Denied State Permit

PRESS RELEASE 3.19.20: Despite Oregon Permit Denials and Current Public Health Crisis, Federal Agency Approves Jordan Cove LNG

FEBRUARY 2020

PRESS RELEASE 2.20.20: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Votes 2-1 to Not Move Jordan Cove LNG Forward

PRESS RELEASE 2.19.20: Oregon Denies Jordan Cove LNG on Eve of FERC Decision

JANUARY 2020

PRESS RELEASE 1.24.20: Facing Widespread Opposition, Jordan Cove LNG Withdraws Application to Oregon Department of State Lands

PRESS RELEASE 1.17.20: Communities Raise Concerns Regarding Federal Agency Determination that Shuns Protected Species to Promote Jordan Cove LNG

NOVEMBER 2019

PRESS RELEASE 11.15.19: Federal Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG remains deficient while required permit approvals still missing 

OCTOBER 2019

PRESS RELEASE 10.02.19: Rogue Riverkeeper Releases 2019 Water Quality Report Card for Bacteria Pollution in the Rogue

SEPTEMBER 2019

PRESS RELEASE 9.17.19: Communities across Oregon call for permit denial as Department of State Lands delays decision on Jordan Cove LNG

JULY 2019

PRESS RELEASE 7.26.19: Board of Forestry Grants Petition to Protect Coho Salmon Sites from Private and State Logging

MAY 2019

PRESS RELEASE 5.14.19: Jordan Cove LNG Response to Department of State Lands Information Request Insufficient

PRESS RELEASE 5.6.19: Oregon Agency Says No to Jordan Cove LNG Project

APRIL 2019

PRESS RELEASE 4.12.19: Department of State Lands Raises Concerns and Requests Additional Information for Jordan Cove LNG Export Project Impacts to Oregon’s Waters

MAIL TRIBUNE GUEST OPINION 4.7.2019 Love the Rogue? Support the Clean Water Act

MARCH 2019

PRESS RELEASE 3.29.19: FERC Releases Draft Environmental Review of Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline

KOBI, FIVE ON 5 NEWS 3.20.2019 Oregon Wildlands Act passage

PRESS RELEASE 3.5.19: Jordan Cove Continues to Fail to Demonstrate That It Qualifies for State Permits

FEBRUARY 2019

PRESS RELEASE 2.27.19: Oregon Wildlands Act Passes U.S. House of Representatives, Now Awaits President’s Signature

JEFFERSON EXCHANGE RADIO INTERVIEW 2.25.2019: Conservation Groups Celebrate Congress Coming Together on Public Lands Act

PRESS RELEASE 2.4.19: Unprecedented Number of Comments Submitted to Oregon Department of State Lands in Opposition to the Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline

JANUARY 2019

PRESS RELEASE 1.8.19: Over a Thousand Turn Out in Force to Department of State Lands Hearing in Jackson County Displaying Wide Opposition to the Jordan Cove LNG Export Proposal

DECEMBER 2018

PRESS RELEASE 12.6.18: Broad Coalition of Grassroots Voices to Be Heard as Oregon Department of State Lands Hosts Public Hearings on Critical Permit for Jordan Cove LNG

NOVEMBER 2018

PRESS RELEASE 11.6.18: Rogue Riverkeeper Hosts 6th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival

SEPTEMBER 2018

Mail Tribune 9.30.2018: Guest Opinion: 50 Years of Wild and Scenic Rogue

PRESS RELEASE 9.28.18: State Preserves Authority to Deny Clean Water Act Permits for Jordan Cove

PRESS RELEASE 9.12.2018: Court of Appeals Upholds Oregon's Right to Protect Water Quality, Fish Habitat From Destructive River Mining

AUGUST 2018
PRESS RELEASE 8.21.2018: Record number of comments to Oregon DEQ on Clean Water permit for Jordan Cove LNG Export Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline.

JUNE 2018
Mail Tribune 6.15.2018: Swimming Hole Water Tests Begin