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US Army Corps Undermines Magnuson’s Legacy of Protecting the Salish Sea from Oil Spills After ignoring court order for 17 years, Corps authorizes unmitigated growth of BP’s tanker traffic ||| FROM LOVEL PRATT for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| SEATTLE: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released a Record of Decision last
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING ||| Alex Ramel with Friday Harbor High School Eco Club Students in Olympia Alex Ramel has proven himself to be an effective, thoughtful, and strategic leader for the 40th district in Washington. He is a progressive democrat who champions climate action, affordable housing, healthcare for all, fully funded schools,
||| FROM KATIE FLEMING for FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS ||| The recently updated Salish Sea Vessel Traffic Projections (Nov. 2021) provided by Friends of the San Juans shows that at least a 25% increase in large, ocean-going commercial vessel traffic could occur if all of the proposed new and expanding terminal and refinery projects
||| FROM MICHAEL RIORDAN ||| The toxic fumes that spewed from the container ship Zim Kingston put a fiery exclamation point on a long-standing argument of Washington environmental groups — that state, tribal and local governments should have more say in major Canadian development projects that can adversely impact our environment and livelihoods. Most recently,
-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Friends of the San Juans identifies an additional 2,044 ocean going vessels making 4,088 transits to and from ports in British Columbia and Washington State from 24 new or expanding proposals. Vessel traffic from ocean-going oil tankers, container ships, bulk cargo carriers, and liquefied
-- from Janet Alderton and Michael Riordan -- Photo by John Durban/NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center Despite overwhelming opposition from British Columbia, Washington state, and tribes, cities and counties on both sides of the border, plus strong evidence that the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project will inevitably harm the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale population,
--by Janet Alderton, Vice-President of the Friends of the San Juans -- On September 5, 2018 San Juan County Council and the Islands' Trust of British Columbia sent an open letter to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau.This letter urges him to reconsider his decision to triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. The Friends of the
-- from Boyd and Lovel Pratt -- We thank Representative Kris Lytton for her service to the 40th District and wish her well in her retirement. Kris Lytton did so much to support education in our state. We now need a leader who will work effectively to ensure the future for all of our children and
-- from John and Emily Geyman -- We are writing in strong support of Alex Ramel as a candidate to represent us in the 40th District. Among his many strengths, he has a proven ability to bring people together to work for specific goals. As one example, he built a coalition to create the Community
-- from Katie Fleming -- Alex Ramel Alex Ramel would be a fantastic representative for the 40th district in Washington. He is a progressive democrat who will champion climate action, affordable housing, healthcare for all, fully funded schools, equal pay for women, and gun violence prevention. Alex is also a listener and strong collaborate