Esta empresa de combustibles fósiles pone en peligro a las comunidades puertorriqueñas
Lo Que Está En Juego
En 2018, New Fortress Energy, a través de su subsidiaria NFEnergía con sede en Puerto Rico, comenzó a diseñar una terminal de gas natural licuado (GNL) en el puerto de San Juan para importar gas metano, el cual circularía por un ducto hasta la planta de energía cercana de esa ciudad.
Esta es una violación a la ley federal porque no contó con la aprobación de la Comisión Federal Reguladora de Energía (FERC, por sus siglas en inglés).
Previo a la operación de proyectos de gas y petróleo, FERC tiene la responsabilidad legal de evaluar riesgos para la salud, la seguridad pública y el medio ambiente. De igual manera, la agencia debe informar al público para que participe en cualquier proceso de aprobación.
Pero eso no sucedió.
En cambio, NFEnergía decidió violar la ley y empezó a construir la terminal de importación de gas metano sin recibir el aval de FERC.
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