U.S. Secretary of Commerce Overrules Maryland’s CZMA Objections to Sparrows Point LNG Project
Posted on Jun 27, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Overrules Maryland’s CZMA Objections to Sparrows Point LNG Project
The Baltimore Sun reports that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez has overruled the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) objections of the State of Maryland to the Sparrows Point LNG terminal proposal. In July 2007, Maryland denied the project’s consistency with the state’s coastal zone management plan and project developer AES Corp. appealed the decision to the...
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Sustains Mass. CZMA Objections to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
Posted on Jun 27, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Secretary of Commerce Sustains Mass. CZMA Objections to Weaver’s Cove LNG Project
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez sustained the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) objections of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the Weaver’s Cove LNG terminal proposal. Gutierrez concluded in the decision that “[a]lthough the [Weaver’s Cove LNG] Project furthers the national interest in a significant and substantial manner, the national interest...
State, Federal Legislation Could Affect Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on State, Federal Legislation Could Affect Weaver’s Cove LNG Proposal
Lawmakers in the Rhode Island General Assembly have passed a bill requiring legislative and municipal approval for any emergency response plan regarding transportation of LNG in state waters, according to the Fall River (Mass.) Herald News. Separately, South Coast Today reports that the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources has approved legislation that would designate portions...
U.S. House Committee to Vote on Measure Designating Parts of the Taunton River as “Wild and Scenic”
Posted on Jun 25, 2008 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on U.S. House Committee to Vote on Measure Designating Parts of the Taunton River as “Wild and Scenic”
According to the Boston Herald, the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee is expected to vote today on a measure that would designate a portion of the Taunton River, near Fall River, Mass., as “wild and scenic.” The legislation, introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), could affect the proposed site for the Weaver’s Cove LNG...
USCG Finds “No Significant Impact” for Cove Point LNG Expansion
Posted on Jun 25, 2008 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on USCG Finds “No Significant Impact” for Cove Point LNG Expansion
Today’s Federal Register announces the availability of the U.S. Coast Guard’s “Final Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact” for the Cove Point LNG terminal expansion project. The Supplemental EA emphasizes Cove Point’s “proven framework of operating conditions” as an existing import terminal and states that...
Port Dolphin LNG Adjusts Pipeline Route
Posted on Jun 23, 2008 in Environmental, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Port Dolphin LNG Adjusts Pipeline Route
Late last week Port Dolphin LNG announced that it will adjust its proposed terminal-to-shore natural gas pipeline route. According to the Bradenton Herald (Florida), the route change was prompted by local concerns that the original route would affect an area used to collect sand for beach...