AES Opposes LNG Rule in Maryland Court
Posted on Jul 9, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Opposes LNG Rule in Maryland Court
AES Corp., the developer backing the Sparrows Point LNG facility, has filed a complaint with the Baltimore County Circuit Court alleging that that the Baltimore County Council and the Maryland Critical Areas Commission improperly approved a rule that prohibits LNG terminals from being built in certain environmentally sensitive portions of the Chesapeake Bay in Baltimore County. AES...
LNG Developer Appeals Federal Court Ruling
Posted on Jul 2, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on LNG Developer Appeals Federal Court Ruling
AES Corp., the company backing the Sparrows Point LNG project, has appealed a federal district court ruling that upheld a Baltimore County zoning ordinance that prohibits the construction of LNG facilities in certain environmentally sensitive areas in Baltimore County, Md., the Associated Press (carried via Baltimore Examiner)...
Baltimore County Expects Sparrows Point Review Process to Continue
Posted on Jun 28, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Baltimore County Expects Sparrows Point Review Process to Continue
A Baltimore County spokesperson said that he expects AES to continue to seek state and federal approval for its proposed Sparrows Point LNG terminal along the Chesapeake Bay coast, despite a recent U.S. District Court opinion upholding a Baltimore County ordinance prohibiting the construction of LNG terminals on or near sensitive coastal areas of the Chesapeake Bay. AES has not yet...
Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Federal Court Opinion Examined by LNG Opponents Nationwide
The Baltimore Examiner reports that opponents of LNG regasification terminals across the United States are examining a U.S. federal judge’s opinion that upheld a Baltimore County ordinance prohibiting LNG terminals from being constructed within 1,000 feet of Chesapeake Bay wetlands. The article reports specifically that LNG opponents in New York and Oregon are considering the...
Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Legal Expenses Growing in Crown Landing Dispute
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court imposed an additional $225,000 in legal fees on Delaware and New Jersey for adjudicating the states’ border dispute involving the pier for the proposed Crown Landing LNG terminal. The fees are for the work of the Court-appointed Special Master Ralph Lancaster. Read more in the Delaware News...
U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
Posted on Jun 26, 2007 in Litigation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on U.S. District Court: Tribe Has Received All Documents Related to Quoddy Bay Lease
A U.S. District Court on Friday ruled that the organization We Take Care of Our Land, comprised of Passamaquoddy Tribe members opposed to the Quoddy Bay LNG proposal, has received all of the public documents to which it is entitled under the Freedom of Information Act. However, in its opinion, the court expressed “concern[] that the delay in disclosing these documents leaves the...