Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
Posted on May 6, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Oregon Grants Fourth Stay in Bradwood Landing LNG CZMA Consistency Review
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and Bradwood Landing LLC have agreed to a fourth stay in the review of the project’s consistency with Oregon’s federally approved Coastal Zone Management Plan. Under the terms of the stay, the review period for the project will remain open an additional 180 days beginning May 5, 2009, and Oregon’s...
Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
Posted on May 5, 2009 in Environmental, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Maryland Denies Water Quality Certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG
The Maryland Department of the Environment denied water quality certification for AES Sparrows Point LNG, citing, among other concerns, a lack of information on where the dredging spoils will be deposited as well as the impact of dredging on aquatic wildlife. Specifically, the Maryland Daily Record reports that the state is seeking more definitive plans for the spoils as no buyer for...
Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Editorial: USCG Approval Does Not Mean Oregon LNG Projects Appropriate for River
An editorial carried yesterday by the Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.) suggests that the risks associated with transport of LNG on the Columbia River are too high to allow construction of the Bradwood Landing or Oregon LNG...
Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
Posted on May 1, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Op-Ed Argues Oregon Infrastructure Siting Bill Treads on Private Property Rights
An op-ed in the Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.) argues that H.B. 3058 proposed in the Oregon House of Representatives gives builders of energy infrastructure projects the ability to apply to construct pipelines and LNG terminals before securing permission from property...
Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Policy, Legislation and Politics, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Bill Affecting LNG Terminal Development Moves Out of Committee in Oregon State House
A bill that would affect wetland removal and fill permits for land involved in Oregon utility projects, including LNG terminals, was voted out of the Oregon House of Representatives Sustainability and Economic Development Committee and into the Rules Committee without a recommendation. Dan Serres with Columbia Riverkeeper characterized H.B. 3058 as “a sneak attack by the LNG...
Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
Posted on Apr 30, 2009 in Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Fall River’s Spending to Oppose Weaver’s Cove LNG Project Tops $2 Million
The City Council of Fall River, Mass., appropriated $210K in additional funds to oppose the Weaver’s Cove LNG import project at a public meeting Tuesday evening, bringing the town’s total related expenditures to over $2 million. The Fall River Herald News reports that at least one council member expressed concern that the town may be paying a disproportionate amount of the...