Commercial fishermen in Louisiana are asking a federal court to freeze “unrestricted construction” of the CP2 liquefied natural gas export terminal, citing concerns that dredging is smothering the shrimp, oysters and fish they rely on for their livelihoods.
The fishermen, joined by a number of environmental groups, claim in a new court filing that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission violated the Natural Gas Act and other laws when it allowed Venture Global to dredge seven days a week in the fishery at the peak of the commercial fishing season in southwestern Louisiana.
The groups are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to block FERC’s construction authorization for the project and other FERC approvals pending a ruling from the court.
“I feel like we’ve been screaming for a month on this,” said James Hiatt, executive director of For a Better Bayou, one of the groups partnering with local fishermen in the legal fight against the LNG project.
