DEIS Available for Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
Posted on Apr 17, 2008 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on DEIS Available for Port Dolphin LNG Deepwater Port
In today’s Federal Register, the Maritime Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard announced the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Port Dolphin LNG deepwater port. A public meeting will be held in Palmetto, Fla., on May 6, 2008, and public comments on the DEIS are due by June 2, 2008. The DEIS should soon be available on the Regulations.gov...
Maryland Senators Offer Support for Bill Modifying LNG Project Siting Authority
Posted on Apr 16, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Maryland Senators Offer Support for Bill Modifying LNG Project Siting Authority
United States Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) announced yesterday that they would support S. 2822, a bill to repeal the section of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that granted FERC exclusive authority over siting onshore LNG import facilities. A press release issued yesterday by Sen. Mikulski’s office provides additional...
Connecticut Governor Endorses Proposed Federal Legislation Repealing FERC’s Exclusive Authority Over LNG Siting
Posted on Apr 10, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Governor Endorses Proposed Federal Legislation Repealing FERC’s Exclusive Authority Over LNG Siting
Governor M. Jodi Rell (R-Conn.) released a statement yesterday endorsing S. 2822, a bill proposed in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) that would repeal the portion of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 granting FERC exclusive authority over the siting of LNG...
Democratic Presidential Candidates Campaign in Oregon on Their Opposition to Federal Authority Over LNG Terminal Siting
Posted on Apr 9, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Democratic Presidential Candidates Campaign in Oregon on Their Opposition to Federal Authority Over LNG Terminal Siting
Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) have both entered the debate on the federal government’s authority over the siting of LNG regasification terminals. Earlier this week, Sen. Obama announced his co-sponsorship of a bill to repeal the section of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), which codified the federal...
U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of FERC Authority Over Siting of LNG Terminals
Posted on Apr 8, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. Senators Propose Repeal of FERC Authority Over Siting of LNG Terminals
Last week U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.), Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), and Joseph Lieberman (ID-Conn.) proposed senate bill 2822 that would repeal FERC’s authority over the siting of LNG facilities, established as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Sen. Clinton said, “The 2005 energy bill trampled on states’ rights when it comes to LNG...
Connecticut Requests Rehearing of Conditional Approval of Broadwater LNG Project
Posted on Apr 4, 2008 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Connecticut Requests Rehearing of Conditional Approval of Broadwater LNG Project
Connecticut’s Governor, M. Jodi Rell (R), and Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal (D), announced yesterday that the State of Connecticut has filed an Application for Rehearing of FERC’s decision to grant conditional approval for the Broadwater LNG terminal. A press release issued by Attorney General Blumenthal’s office offers additional details. The Application for...