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Press Release August 16, 2021

Earthjustice Mourns the Passing of Lorraine Loomis

Indian Country leader fought for treaty rights on behalf of western Washington tribes
Lisa Wilson of the Lummi Nation speaks at a press conference held before First Nations and the U.S. Coast Salish Tribes addressing the Canadian National Energy Board in Victoria, British Columbia. (Alex Harris for Earthjustice)
Press Release June 18, 2019

U.S. Tribes Decry Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Approval

Despite admitted harm that the pipeline will cause, Prime Minister Trudeau prioritizes oil profits over Native people and the Salish Sea
document February 22, 2019

Canadian NEB Reconsideration Report Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

A Reconsideration report issued in February 2019 by the Canadian National Energy Board recommends approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project, despite detailed input from First Nations and U.S.…
Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman Marie Zackuse before addressing Canada's National Energy Board. (Alex Harris for Earthjustice)
Press Release February 22, 2019

Northwest Tribes Respond to Canada’s Continued Push for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion

Canada’s Energy Board shows disregard for Tribal concerns in second decision to green-light pipeline
Aurelia Washington, of the Swinomish Tribe, speaks at a press conference held before First Nations and U.S. Coast Salish Tribes address the Canadian National Energy Board in Victoria, British Columbia. (Alex Harris for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 28, 2018

Northwest Tribal Leaders Testify in Opposition to Canadian Pipeline Expansion

Threats to Coast Salish peoples, orcas, and the Salish Sea too great to approve
document August 30, 2018

Court Decision: Tsleil-Waututh TransMountain Pipeline

Judgment delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on August 30, 2018.
Brian Cladoosby, the elected Chair of the Senate of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, during a ceremony at the Fraser River. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release August 30, 2018

U.S. Tribes Applaud Court Decision Rejecting Trans Mountain Pipeline

Massive increase in oil tanker traffic would threaten U.S. Tribes and Canadian First Nations
document January 17, 2018

Legal Document: Court Ruling Moves Orcas Closer to Protection from Oil Tankers

Court denies U.S. Coast Guard's request to dismiss the case, filed in April 2017 by Earthjustice, on behalf of the Tulalip Tribes and the Suquamish Tribe, on a technicality, allowing…
Southern Resident orca J and K pods, near Saturna's East Point, heading west, on September 4, 2011. With the deaths of seven whales within the last year, there are only 76 remaining. (Miles Ritter / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Press Release January 17, 2018

Court Ruling Moves Orcas Closer to Protection from Oil Tankers

Judge finds Coast Guard’s effort to dismiss the case “misunderstands the nature of the violation and the underlying intent of the ESA”
More than 100,000 people spoke out in favor of Puget Sound's few remaining southern resident orcas when large agribusiness interests sought to remove endangered species protections from the orcas in order to take more water from California's salmon streams. The government sided with science and public opinion and kept the southern residents orcas protected. (iStockphoto)
Press Release April 26, 2017

Northwest Tribes to U.S. Coast Guard: Orcas and Oil Tankers Don’t Mix

U.S. Tribes challenge Coast Guard’s failure to protect orcas on the brink from oil tanker traffic
document December 7, 2016

Letter to President Obama on Trans Mountain Pipeline

From Senator Maria Cantwell, expressing concern about the risk the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project poses to the Pacific Northwest.
Brian Cladoosby, Swinomish Tribal Chairman, at the Fraser River. “It is time for us to turn the tide and make decisions that reflect the deteriorated state of the Salish Sea’s health and resources. Canada’s decision on TransMountain goes in the wrong direction.” (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release November 30, 2016

Northwest Tribes Continue to Oppose Massive Pipeline Expansion in Canada

U.S. Tribes dismayed at Trudeau’s approval of the TransMountain pipeline
document May 19, 2016

The National Energy Board Summary of Recommendation on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

The Board completed a comprehensive environmental assessment of the Project in accordance with its authority under the National Energy Board Act (NEB Act) and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012…
Members of the Tulalip Tribe sing along the banks of the Fraser River in Chilliwack, British Columbia, as part of a ceremony to honor the waters and marine life so integral to the Coast Salish way of life. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release May 19, 2016

Northwest Tribes Vow to Continue Opposition to Canadian Pipeline

U.S. Tribes join Canadian First Nations in their disappointment over Canada’s regulatory approval of the TransMountain pipeline
Members of the Tulalip Tribe sing along the banks of the Fraser River in Chilliwack, British Columbia, as part of a ceremony to honor the waters and marine life so integral to the Coast Salish way of life. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
feature January 22, 2016

Photos: Inside the Fight to Save the Salish Sea

A proposed tar sands pipeline through Western Canada threatens the Salish Sea—rich, abundant border waters shared by the U.S. and Canada—and the very existence and way of life of Native…
document January 22, 2016

Kinder Morgan TransMountain Case Intervenor Statements

Final Written Arguments Submitted to NEB by Intervenors
document January 22, 2016

Final written argument: Intervenors Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes, Suquamish Tribe, And Lummi Nation (“U.S. Tribes”)

Final arguments submitted on TransMountain Pipeline project - January 2016
document January 22, 2016

TransMountain Pipeline FAQ – 2016

Frequently Asked Questions: Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline Expansion