Federal energy regulators are slated to vote on a permit for what would be one of the largest natural gas export terminals along the U.S. coast if it’s completed.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it will consider the planned Calcasieu Pass 2 project — designed to ship 20 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas overseas annually — at its open meeting next Thursday.
Environmentalist Bill McKibben, who fought against the canceled Keystone XL oil pipeline, has dubbed the project — known as CP2 — an “environmental justice train wreck.” The project’s developer, Venture Global, has criticized FERC over how long it’s taken the commission to bring the facility up for approval. The project would be located in Louisiana’s Cameron Parish near the existing Calcasieu Pass LNG project.
FERC issued a final environmental review for the CP2 facility last July.
