Today environmentalists and land-use planners debate the slough's future. In 1993, a threatened lawsuit forced cleanup of the slough. During the same period, the Columbia Slough Watershed Council was created. The consensus-based Council has helped re-frame discussion between industrial and environmental groups and neighbors, as agency, industry, and community representatives address issues of habitat loss, pollution, and social inequality. Problems addressed include:

Landscape Change
Air, Water, and Industrial Pollution
Commercial Development
Slough Management
Issues of Social Justice

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