Posted on February 25, 2020
Oregon denies a key permit for the controversial Jordan Cove liquified gas project, saying it would have significant adverse effects on the state’s coastal economy. (The Oregonian)
Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development said Wednesday that a proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay would have significant adverse effects on the state’s coastal scenic and aesthetic resources, endangered species, critical habitat, fisheries and commercial shipping.
And it appears to be a decision only a federal cabinet member could reverse.
In a letter to backers of the Jordan Cove Energy Project, agency director Jim Rue said that neither the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission nor the Army Corps of Engineers “can grant a license or permit for this project unless the U.S. Secretary of Commerce overrides this objection on appeal.”
The decision on one of the key state permits for the project is a stinging rebuke that comes the day before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is scheduled to issue a final environmental analysis on the project, approving or denying its primary federal license. The Trump Administration is an avowed supporter of energy export projects in general, and Jordan Cove in particular.
Source: coastalnewstoday.com
