Pembina Jordan Cove LNG Denied Oregon Water Quality Certificate

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality denied a permit for LNG export project without prejudice, meaning Pembina Pipeline Corp. can reapply.

The department planned to make the decision in September, but said in a statement May 6 that it accelerated the schedule to ensure “that it does not unintentionally waive Oregon’s authority to review the water quality impacts.”

The Army Corps of Engineers initially instructed the DEQ to complete its review by May 7, but the Corps extended the date to September last fall. “Recent federal court and agency decisions have raised significant questions about whether this extension was valid,” ...