VICTORY! Jordan Cove LNG Terminal & Pacific Connector Pipeline
WELC has worked against the Jordan Cove LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Terminal and Pacific Connector Pipeline in Oregon for over 15 years. It would represent the largest construction project in the state’s history and the largest climate polluter in Oregon, with a pipeline over 200 miles long. We achieved a huge victory in 2016 when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied the developers’ application, determining that the public benefits of the project are too few to outweigh its costs. This was the first and only time FERC denied an application for an LNG terminal.
Then, developers filed a new application, and the pro-fossil fuel administration in Washington D.C. overlooked the project’s flaws, granting FERC approval. Through tireless advocacy and education, our coalition convinced states and localities to stand strong to their water quality and pollution requirements and deny needed permits for the project.
In December 2021, WELC and our allies emerged victorious when Pembina withdrew its FERC application and announced it had no intention to pursue the project.
Related Documents
- Response Brief for FERC (7.6.21)
- Reply Brief for Landowners, NGOs, and Tribes (7.6.21)
- Reply Addendum for Landowners, etc. (7.6.21)
- Opening Brief for Tribes (7.5.21)
- Opening Brief for State of Oregon (7.6.21)
- Opening Brief for Landowners, NGOs (7.5.21)
- Reply Brief for State of Oregon (6.17.21)
- Order granting authorizations (3.19.21)
- Jordan Cove LNG FERC Lawsuit News Release (5.27.20)
- Petition for Review of FERC Approval (5.27.20)
- FERC Approval of Jordan Cove LNG Project (3.19.20)
- Oregon Denial of Coastal Zone Management Plan permit (2.16.20)
- Oregon Denial of 401 Water Quality Certification permit (5.6.19)
- FERC Order Denying Rehearing (12.9.16)
- WELC Comments on the DEIS (2.13.15)
- WELC Summary of Recent Science-Climate Impacts of Natural Gas Production and LNG Export (8.7.14)
- FERC Order Revoking Five-Year Authority to Build (4.16.12)
- Petition for FERC License Rehearing (1.16.10)
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