NAFTA To Investigate Proposed Mexican Facility
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NAFTA To Investigate Proposed Mexican Facility
NAFTA’s Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation yesterday ruled against a request by the Government of Mexico to suspend the Secretariat’s investigation into the government’s approval of Chevron’s proposed Mar Adentro LNG terminal. Environmentalists filed a complaint in May 2005 against Mexico alleging that federal regulators violated...
Baltimore County Zoning Law Deemed Unenforceable by Federal Judge
Posted on Jan 24, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Zoning Law Deemed Unenforceable by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Maryland yesterday ruled that a Baltimore County zoning law that prevents the construction of LNG terminals within five miles of a residential area is unenforceable. The zoning law would have effectively blocked the development of AES’ proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal in Dundalk, Md. In his opinion, Judge Richard D. Bennett noted that Congress granted...
Connecticut AG Formally Criticizes Broadwater Project
Posted on Jan 24, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut AG Formally Criticizes Broadwater Project
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal yesterday filed comments with FERC and the New York Department of State, urging both agencies to reject Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound. “For both state and federal authorities, the unknowns are unacceptable…There are better, safer means for delivering natural gas to Long Island,” ...
Connecticut LNG Task Force Files Comments on Broadwater DEIS
Posted on Jan 24, 2007 in Environmental, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut LNG Task Force Files Comments on Broadwater DEIS
The Long Island Sound LNG Task Force, created by the Governor of Connecticut, has concluded that FERC’s draft environmental impact statement for Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal in Long Island Sound neglected to address several critical issues. According to the Task Force’s filing, FERC did not adequately consider the impact on gas supply that the development...
Dept. of Interior Expresses Concerns About Proposed Broadwater Terminal
Posted on Jan 23, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Dept. of Interior Expresses Concerns About Proposed Broadwater Terminal
Broadwater Energy’s proposed LNG terminal and the vessels that would supply it may cause ecological harm to marine organisms inhabiting Long Island Sound, according to a Jan. 18 letter submitted to FERC by the U.S. Dept. of Interior. The agency estimates that millions of fish eggs and larvae may be killed as a result of impingement and entrainment in the facility’s and...
Maine Board of Environmental Protection Given Jurisdiction Over Downeast LNG Environmental Review
Posted on Jan 23, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maine Board of Environmental Protection Given Jurisdiction Over Downeast LNG Environmental Review
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection voted on Thursday to oversee the state environmental review of the proposed Downeast LNG terminal in Maine. Given the scope and magnitude of the Downeast LNG project, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection gave the board jurisdiction over the review process. The BEP is also expected to review Quoddy Bay LNG’s proposed import...