Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Dept. of Environment Requests Summary Judgment in Suit Over AES Sparrows Point LNG
Late last week the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) submitted a motion for summary judgment in its law suit against the U.S. Department of Commerce over Commerce’s decision to overrule the state’s determination that the AES Sparrows Point LNG project was inconsistent with Maryland’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Program. MDE argues that...
Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Rhode Island Environmental Agency Continues Opposition to Weaver’s Cove LNG
The Providence Journal reports that the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is continuing its opposition to the planned Weaver’s Cove LNG import facility. The DEM has denied two applications submitted by Weaver’s Cove and is defending both denials in state and federal...
Gulf LNG Submits Report Detailing Environmental Monitoring Efforts
Posted on Jan 21, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Gulf LNG Submits Report Detailing Environmental Monitoring Efforts
Yesterday Gulf LNG submitted its Annual Monitoring Report detailing its environmental monitoring efforts to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A copy of the report is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
State of Oregon, NMFS Seek Rehearing in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Jan 20, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on State of Oregon, NMFS Seek Rehearing in Jordan Cove LNG Proceeding
The State of Oregon and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) have filed separate requests for rehearing following FERC’s conditional authorization of the Jordan Cove LNG import project. Oregon argues that FERC’s authorization was improper because the state has not yet certified the project’s compliance with water quality standards or consistency with the...
Oregon LNG Provides Additional Environmental Data
Posted on Jan 19, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Oregon LNG Provides Additional Environmental Data
Responding to an environmental data request from FERC, Oregon LNG has submitted information regarding potential impacts of the project on water resources in the surrounding area. Oregon LNG’s submission is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....
NMFS Official: Agency Not Required to Meet FERC’s Deadline for Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
Posted on Jan 7, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on NMFS Official: Agency Not Required to Meet FERC’s Deadline for Review of Bradwood Landing LNG
Cathy Tortorici, a division chief with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), told the Daily Astorian that her agency is not required to meet a March 8, 2010 deadline to submit its findings on threatened or endangered species that could be affected by the Bradwood Landing LNG project. Tortorici noted that the agency likely would take more than 135 days to complete its analysis...