Action Alerts

HB 1652 and SB 5519: A simple solution to pollution!

February 3, 2025

Two bills have the power to improve air and water quality for the critically endangered Southern Resident killer whales, salmon, and marine communities! Your voice is needed to help move them forward. Protect the Salish Sea, Public Health, and Washington State’s Marine Economy with HB 1652 and SB 5519 What are scrubbers?  An increasing number ... read more

Help secure the Islands’ Future: Get Involved with Comprehensive Planning! 

January 28, 2025

Did you know the future of our islands is being decided right now? The Comprehensive Plans for San Juan County and the Town of Friday Harbor are being updated—and your voice can shape what comes next! Ready to get involved? Together, we can ensure that the San Juan Islands remain where nature thrives, communities flourish, ... read more

Ban Discontinued Dispersants and Update Oil Spill Response Plans

January 24, 2025

Did you know the chemicals used to clean up oil spills can be just as harmful as the oil spills themselves? Take action today to ban the use of discontinued dispersants! The Current Threat Stockpiles of discontinued chemical dispersants that have known health risks are still approved for use during oil spills in Washington waters. ... read more

The Recycling Reform Act (SB 5284 solid waste management)

January 24, 2025

The Recycling Reform Act (the WRAP Act) is back! After a successful hearing in the House last week, it’s now heading to the Senate—and we need your voice to ensure its passage. Recycling Reform Act (SB 5284 solid waste management / HB 1150): moving responsibility of plastic production to the producers, taking plastic off our ... read more

I feel like I have found the home that I could not find anywhere else I have traveled and lived. Thank you, Friends of the San Juans, for protecting all of the islands and the Salish Sea.

Janet Burke

member, Henry Island

Friends’ mission is to bring people and nature together to protect the San Juans Islands and the Salish Sea through education, science, policy and law. Friends of the San Juans does not engage in political endorsements. As a nonpartisan organization, we cannot speak to individual candidates’ qualifications.
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