Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Not Appropriate for Mt. Hope Bay
Posted on Apr 20, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed: Weaver’s Cove LNG Not Appropriate for Mt. Hope Bay
Chris Little, a candidate for Rhode Island attorney general, writes in today’s Herald News (Fall River, Mass.) that the Weaver’s Cove LNG project is not appropriate for Mount Hope Bay. He argues that applying the legal principles of the public trust doctrine to the Weaver’s Cove LNG project would result in preventing the project from being built. Separately, the...
Fall River, Rhode Island DEM Appeal U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
Posted on Apr 19, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River, Rhode Island DEM Appeal U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation in Weaver’s Cove LNG Proceeding
The City of Fall River and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management have filed separate appeals of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Letter of Recommendation filed in the Weaver’s Cove LNG proceeding. Both requests for appeal are available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
Cameron LNG Submits Responses to FERC Data Request
Posted on Apr 16, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Cameron LNG Submits Responses to FERC Data Request
Cameron LNG filed responses to a number of post-certification data requests from FERC yesterday. Cameron LNG’s responses are available in the eLibrary under Docket No. CP02-378.
FERC Determines AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Will Conform to Pennsylvania’s Air Quality Standards
Posted on Apr 14, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on FERC Determines AES Sparrows Point LNG Project Will Conform to Pennsylvania’s Air Quality Standards
Yesterday, FERC released its Final General Conformity Determination for Pennsylvania for the AES Sparrows Point LNG terminal and pipeline project. FERC concluded that LNG terminal and associated pipeline would conform to Pennsylvania’s air quality standards. The conformity determination is available in the FERC eLibrary under Docket No....
U.S. Coast Guard Modifies Security Zones Around LNG Vessels Travelling to Lake Charles, Cameron LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 13, 2010 in Federal Regulation, Marine Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Safety & Security | Comments Off on U.S. Coast Guard Modifies Security Zones Around LNG Vessels Travelling to Lake Charles, Cameron LNG Terminals
The U.S. Coast Guard announced in today’s Federal Register that it has modified the security zones and procedures for the Lake Charles and Cameron LNG terminals. The modified security measures go into effect on May 13,...
Downeast LNG Provides Responses to FERC’s Data Request
Posted on Apr 12, 2010 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Downeast LNG Provides Responses to FERC’s Data Request
Last Friday Downeast LNG submitted information in response to FERC’s September request for environmental information. Downeast LNG’s filing is available in the eLibrary under Docket No....