Commenters object to renewing the PM2.5 emissions limits in FG LA LLC’s (Formosa Plastics’) Title V operating permits, Nos. 3141-3154 (the “Title V Permits”) for a proposed petrochemical complex in St. James Parish.
Allison Brouk, Attorney, Gulf Regional Office: “If Texas can’t handle the Class II program for oil and gas waste injection, how can we trust state agencies with Class VI wells for carbon waste injection? We are glad that EPA is taking its obligations to protect drinking water seriously by taking a deep look at Texas’…
In the News: WAMC Northeast Public RadioJune 20, 2024
Melissa Legge, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “The decision shows how the courts and the Department of Environmental Conservation are upholding that law and enforcing that law. New York does not need any more gas plants like Danskammer. What New York needs is renewables like solar and wind to come online and battery storage in order…
Jenny Cassel, Attorney, Clean Energy Program: “We should not be creating more of a problem than we’re addressing with this. And that’s what this mandate will require.”
Earthjustice and the Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA) urged the U.S. Department of Energy to include an examination of the distinct harms associated with exporting U.S. methane gas through Mexico in its forthcoming updating of its environmental analysis on the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Environmental justice and conservation groups submitted a 60-day notice of intent to sue Suncor Energy for repeated violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s Commerce City, CO, refinery.
Yasmine Agelidis, Attorney, California Office, Earthjustice: “One thousand people are passing away earlier than they would otherwise, just because of diesel locomotives.”