Open Letter by Islands Trust and San Juan County Officials Urges Abandonment of Trans Mountain Expansion

environment · Salish Sea region

Elected representatives from the Islands Trust and San Juan County have signed an open letter urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to abandon the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project due to the risks posed to the Salish Sea region, including increased oil tanker traffic and threats to orca populations and local economies.

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• “Elected representatives from the islands in the Salish Sea... have written an open letter urging Prime Minister Trudeau to abandon the expansion project... The expansion project would result in 400 more oil tankers passing the island communities... The orca’s decline sends a chilling message... The Salish Sea is one of the most biologically rich inland seas in the world.” — The Islands Grapevine – September 6th, 2018 (September 6th, 2018)

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