The Biden administration’s decision to halt new liquefied natural gas exports could impact pending lawsuits against the government’s approvals of proposed LNG facilities. The Department of Energy announced that it will stop approving new LNG exports to nations without free-trade agreements due to concerns about LNG’s effect on climate change. This decision is seen as a victory for environmental groups and Democratic lawmakers who have been pushing for action against emissions from LNG. It may also boost environmentalists’ legal fight over an LNG export terminal in Alaska, raising the issue DOE plans to investigate: How should climate risks be accounted for when the government decides a gas export project is in the public interest? Meanwhile, pending projects not yet tied up in litigation may be affected by the policy freeze.
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