Northwest Environmental Defense Center

NEDC Executive Director Job Description   Position Title: Executive Director Reports to: Board President, Board of Directors Supervisory responsibilities: Staff attorney, bookkeeper, law clerk, student staff, and volunteers Location: Portland, Oregon   Position Summary:   The Executive Director serves as … Read More

Learn more about NEDC’s ongoing commitment to being anti-racist, intersectional, and equitable in our internal and external work in the value statement recently approved by NEDC’s board of directors.

For Immediate Release, September 7, 2021   Contact: Jonah Sandford, Northwest Environmental Defense Center, (971) 219-4677, jonah@nedc.org  Lauren Goldberg, Columbia Riverkeeper, (541) 965-0985, lauren@columbiariverkeeper.org Ryan Shannon, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6407, rshannon@biologicaldiversity.org    Oregon Denies Key Authorization for Controversial … Read More

Mayor Joe Buck  City of Lake Oswego  P.O. Box 369  Lake Oswego, OR 97034  May 22, 2021  Minority Law Student Association, Lewis and Clark Law School,  Native American Law Student Association, Lewis and Clark Law School,  NEDC (Northwest Environmental Defense … Read More

NEDC has been partnering with Neighbors for Clean Air, the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School, and Reed College in a collaboration to reduce air toxics, especially diesel particulate emissions, in the Portland metro area. We are … Read More

Lower Johnson Creek Habitat Enhancement A recent NEDC Clean Water Act enforcement action against Ross Island Sand & Gravel helped fund a major restoration project this summer in Johnson Creek, a tributary of the Willamette River that flows into the … Read More

NEDC, along with our partners Native Fish Society and WildEarth Guardians, have secured a critically important victory for the Willamette River’s threatened salmon and steelhead populations. In August, Chief Judge Hernandez of the District of Oregon found that the U.S. … Read More

Stormwater runoff from industrial sites is a major contributor to water pollution in the Pacific Northwest. When precipitation comes into contact with industrial pollutants, these pollutants—if not properly managed—can be carried through stormwater runoff into the region’s waters. NEDC has … Read More

By Matt Campa NEDC has been partnering with Portland-based consultant Yee Won Chong to conduct a comprehensive organizational review and identify opportunities for furthering equity and inclusion within our own organization as well as in the work we do. This … Read More

Visit our Diesel Petition page for details about our petition to Oregon’s Environmental Quality Commission to regulate diesel emissions from indirect sources

The Portland Tribune continues to provide excellent coverage of Oregon’s evolving industrial air toxics program. “I want to voice my support for the most protective outcome that can be achieved through this process,” said Mark Riskedahl, NEDC’s Executive Director.  “Environmental … Read More

Come join us out at spectacular Camp Westwind September 6-8 to celebrate NEDC’s 50th anniversary!

  Help Protect Waldo Lake! Please take a moment today to e-mail Oregon DEQ and request that the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission grant our petition and commence a rule-making to designate Waldo Lake as an Outstanding Resource Water. waldolake2019@deq.state.or.us For … Read More

Regularly updating water pollution permits spurs innovation and progress. Thanks to the legal team at the Earthrise Law Center and to NEDC board member Karl Anuta for years of hard work on this matter, and to Governor Kate Brown for … Read More