Oregon DEQ and Residents Meet to Discuss LNG’s Cumulative Environmental Effects
Posted on Jan 29, 2007 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon DEQ and Residents Meet to Discuss LNG’s Cumulative Environmental Effects
At a meeting in Knappa, Ore. with state Department of Environmental Quality staff, local residents expressed concern that the agency is not examining the potential cumulative impacts that proposed energy infrastructure along the Columbia River, including LNG terminals, may have on air and water quality. “Our ability to respond…is based on our resources,” one DEQ...
AES Sparrows Point Moving Forward With Application
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on AES Sparrows Point Moving Forward With Application
The Dundalk Eagle provides local coverage of the filing process and recent court decision regarding the proposed AES LNG terminal in Maryland. The weekly paper describes the timeline proposed in AES’ public notice of its application and reports on Tuesday’s federal court opinion that declared unenforceable a Baltimore County zoning law intended to block the project. The...
Congress Expected to Investigate Cabrillo Port
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Environmental, Federal Regulation, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Congress Expected to Investigate Cabrillo Port
Inside EPA [subscription required] reports that Rep. Waxman’s (D-CA) investigation into the EPA’s decision to reverse its position on the applicability of Ventura County’s air quality laws to the proposed BHP Cabrillo Port offshore terminal could have a nationwide impact on the EPA’s policies regarding offshore facilities. Today’s story reports that...
FERC Denies Request to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Broadwater DEIS
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on FERC Denies Request to Hold Additional Public Hearings on Broadwater DEIS
FERC yesterday denied Congressman Tim Bishop’s (D-NY) request that it hold additional public meetings regarding the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal. Newsday reports that FERC Chairman Kelliher encourages anyone with unvoiced opinions on Broadwater’s DEIS to file written...
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...
Additional Hearings Requested on Broadwater Project
Posted on Jan 25, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Additional Hearings Requested on Broadwater Project
Newsday reports that federal officials may consider holding additional hearings on the proposed Broadwater LNG terminal due to the number of interested parties who attended FERC’s public hearings earlier this month to discuss the project’s draft environmental impact statement. Among those requesting additional hearings was U.S. Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-N.Y.). “Given...