Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility’s climate change impacts

Louisiana judge halts key LNG project permit

KEY TAKEAWAYS: A Louisiana judge vacated a key permit for Commonwealth LNG, halting construction pending a state climate review. The ruling marks the first court decision voiding an LNG permit over climate impact concerns. State regulators must now assess environmental and community impacts in Cameron Parish. Louisiana’s attorney general plans to appeal, calling the decision “climate activism.” A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit…

Louisiana judge orders review of Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas facility's climate change impacts

A Louisiana judge has tossed out a key permit for a liquefied natural gas facility that won approval from President Donald Trump’s administration.

Judge rules permit for LNG terminal in Cameron Parish ignored potential climate impacts

This story was originally published by Louisiana Illuminator A Cameron Parish judge has ruled that state officials violated the Louisiana Constitution when they issued a permit for a liquified gas export terminal, which has halted construction on the facility.  The decision, reached Friday, found that the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy (formerly Energy and Natural Resources) [...] Read More... from Judge rules permit for LNG ter…