Mass: Northeast Gateway DEIS Adequate

According to today’s Boston Globe, Massachusetts State Environmental Secretary Stephen R. Pritchard yesterday issued a 19-page certificate indicating that Excelerate Energy has adequately examined the potential environmental impacts of its proposed offshore Northeast Gateway LNG terminal.However, Pritchard called for additional analysis of possible impacts on the region’s commercial fishing industry and aquatic life. Gloucester Mayor John Bell and area fishermen have expressed concern that the Northeast Gateway project, as well as the Neptune LNG terminal also proposed for offshore Massachusetts, could damage the area’s fishing industry.

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