April 8, 2025

FERC draft review finds adverse impacts from Rio Grande LNG terminal and pipeline project

The draft review addresses a court order, compelling FERC to properly weigh the LNG project’s impacts on communities, air quality, and a carbon capture proposal.

Green Review: FERC staff released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for NextDecade Corp.’s Rio Grande LNG Terminal and Rio Bravo Pipeline Project in Texas. The report, issued March 28, concluded that the project would create disproportionate and adverse impacts on environmental justice communities, with potentially significant cumulative visual and air quality impacts. For all other resources, the project approval ...

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Filing Date: March 28, 2025

Docket Numbers:

CP16-454

Short Summary:

FERC staff released a draft supplemental environmental impact statement for NextDecade Corp.’s Rio Grande LNG Terminal and Rio Bravo Pipeline Project in Texas, finding that the project would create disproportionate and adverse impacts on environmental justice communities, with potentially significant cumulative visual impacts.

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Categories:

Energy Project & Infrastructure

Tags: Environmental Impact Statements, LNG, LNG Projects, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Pipeline Projects, Project Permitting Process

Entities: NextDecade Corp.

Markets:

Regions: Texas

States: Texas

Regulators: FERC

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Documents:

LNG Project – Application for Authorization – Draft Supplemental Environmental Review