The Lummi Nation in northwest Washington state is requesting a
meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of
industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and
British Columbia.
meeting with Canadian officials regarding the environmental impacts of
industrial projects on the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and
British Columbia.
The secretary for the nation sent a letter to Foreign Affairs
Minister Chrystia Freeland this week, saying that projects including the
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will result in unavoidable,
irreversible and unacceptable harm to the nation’s territorial waters.
In particular, the letter points to the effect of increased shipping
traffic on fishing areas, as well as the dangers of ship strikes, noise
pollution and oil spills for endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.