Open Letter from Islands Trust and San Juan County Officials Urging Abandonment of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

environment · September 2018 · 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. The letter cites risks to the Salish Sea region, including increased oil tanker traffic, threats to orca populations, and potential environmental and economic damage. The letter emphasizes the importance of protecting the region and developing less risky economic alternatives.

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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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