Group Asks Bep to Deny Application Motion Unites Lng Critics

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Several groups of Washington County residents who oppose the liquefied natural gas terminals proposed in Passamaquoddy Bay banded together and filed a motion this week with the state Board of Environmental Protection, asking it to reject Downeast LNG's application to construct a terminal in Robbinston.

Nulankeyutomonen Nkihtahkomikumon (We Take Care of Our Land), a Passamaquoddy Tribe group; Save Passamaquoddy Bay, a Washington County and Canadian group; Fundy North Fishermen's Association; and Fundy Weir Fishermen's Association say that in its race to capture a portion of the highly competitive natural gas market, Downeast LNG still faces significant financial and legal hurdles.

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Group Asks Bep to Deny Application Motion Unites Lng Critics

"Maine law prohibits the DEP from approving applications for projects that amount to mere speculation, and are not, in...

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