Commonwealth LNG Plant Wins FERC Approval Amid Equity Fears (1)

US energy regulators voted unanimously on Thursday to approve a new liquefied natural gas facility in Louisiana’s Gulf Coast despite Democratic commissioners expressing concern over the project’s environmental justice and climate impacts.

The Commonwealth LNG project in Cameron, La., was proposed to add 8.4 million tonnes per year of liquefaction capacity. Environmental groups strongly opposed the facility, which would be located across a ship channel from an LNG facility, operated by Venture Global, and another proposed plant.

Richard Glick, chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said Thursday the commission had followed legal precedent under the Natural Gas Act, which ...