May 21, 2025
NextDecade challenges FERC’s environmental review of Rio Grande LNG
The Houston-based developer asserts that FERC staff overstepped their authority in the draft review, citing recent executive orders.
The Houston-based developer asserts that FERC staff overstepped their authority in the draft review, citing recent executive orders.
The results of the review reaffirms the agency’s original findings of no significant impacts, paving the way for a final decision on the project.
The supplemental environmental review responds to a court remand, focusing on impacts to communities with environmental justice concerns and air quality monitoring data.
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.