Environmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW
The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government took a step Friday toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline in the Pacific Northwest — a move opposed by environmentalists and the attorneys general of Oregon, California and Washington state.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, said it has completed an environmental impact statement that concluded the project "would result in limited adverse impacts on the environment.”
“Most adverse environmental impacts would be temporary or short-term,” the federal agency said.
A grassroots coalition of environmental groups said the analysis conflicts with climate goals of Pacific Northwest states and fails "to address upstream methane emissions from the harmful practice of fracking.”
