Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
Posted on Aug 13, 2014 in Environmental, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Judge Rules County Zoning Exemptions Granted for Cove Point LNG Terminal Are Invalid
The Associated Press (AP) and Southern Maryland News (SoMdNews) report that a judge has ruled that zoning exemptions granted by Calvert County Commissioners for the Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal are invalid. According to the SoMdNews report, Judge James Salmon ruled that “the exemptions violate the uniformity provision in the Land Use article and constitute[] a special law that...
Sierra Club Continues Fight Against LNG Exports: Files Protest Against Golden Pass LNG Export Project
Posted on Aug 12, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Sierra Club Continues Fight Against LNG Exports: Files Protest Against Golden Pass LNG Export Project
Sierra Club continued to its voice opposition to exports of LNG by filing a protest with FERC against the proposed Golden Pass LNG export terminal near Sabine Pass, Texas. As in several previous protests against LNG export terminal projects which FERC found unpersuasive, Sierra Club argued, among other things, that the project is contrary to the public interest due to (1) the...
Oregon Environmental Groups Lose Appeal of Coast Guard Recommendation
Posted on Aug 11, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports, Safety & Security | Comments Off on Oregon Environmental Groups Lose Appeal of Coast Guard Recommendation
The Portland Tribune reports that the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed Columbia Riverkeeper et al.’s appeal of the U.S. Coast Guard’s issuance of letter of recommendation (LOR) that approved transportation of LNG on the Columbia River. According to the report, the petitioners claimed that the Coast Guard failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act and...
Downeast LNG Approved to Begin FERC’s Pre-Filing Environmental Review Process
Posted on Aug 11, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Liquefaction, LNG Exports | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Approved to Begin FERC’s Pre-Filing Environmental Review Process
Today, FERC approved Downeast LNG’s request to begin the pre-filing environmental review process for its proposed bidirectional LNG import-export terminal and interconnected pipeline near Robbinston, Maine. Downeast LNG states that it is planning to convert its proposed LNG import terminal and sendout pipeline into a bidirectional import-export LNG terminal and pipeline, which could...
EPA Region 6 Office Concerned With Environmental Justice and Greenhouse Gas Issues Related to Texas LNG Export Terminals
Posted on Aug 8, 2014 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, LNG Exports | Comments Off on EPA Region 6 Office Concerned With Environmental Justice and Greenhouse Gas Issues Related to Texas LNG Export Terminals
In comments filed at FERC recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 office in Dallas, Texas (EPA) has voiced concerns that FERC’s environmental review of several LNG export terminals proposed for construction in Texas has been inadequate. In FERC dockets regarding LNG export terminal proposals by Corpus Christi LNG, Freeport LNG and Cameron LNG, EPA requested that...