SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. regulatory agency has approved a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal project in Oregon.
One member said the environmental impacts are acceptable considering the public benefits that will be provided by the project.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC voted 2-1 in favor of the project. It would be the first LNG export terminal on the West Coast. The project at Coos Bay, along Oregon’s central coast, has been denied state permits.