Informational Meeting for Pacific Pipeline from Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal Draws Protestors
Posted on Jan 26, 2007 in Federal Regulation, Pipelines, Policy, Legislation and Politics, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Informational Meeting for Pacific Pipeline from Proposed Jordan Cove LNG Terminal Draws Protestors
Mail Tribune reports that approximately 70 people attended an informational meeting with FERC Staff and representatives from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service last night in Medford, Ore., regarding the proposed Pacific Connector Natural Gas Pipeline. According to the report, a dozen people protested at the meeting site prior to the...
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...
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...
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...
Lawsuit Claims LNG Could Worsen California Air Quality
Posted on Jan 25, 2007 in Gas Composition, Regas Terminals & Capacity, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Lawsuit Claims LNG Could Worsen California Air Quality
In a lawsuit filed in state court against the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the South Coast Air Quality Management District alleges that the burning of regasified LNG that complies with new gas composition specifications approved by the CPUC in September may exacerbate air pollution in the state. According to the Commission’s president, air quality will not...