LNG Backers Renew Press For D.C. Circuit To Reverse NEPA Decision

A variety of supporters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports are urging the D.C. Circuit to overturn a three-judge panel opinion vacating approval of an LNG project due to an insufficient environmental review, arguing the move will have major economic harms including a loss of jobs for disadvantaged communities located near the project. The unanimous Aug. 6 ruling is the first to vacate an LNG permit on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) grounds, with the U.S. Court of Appeals for...