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The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. Photographer: Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Updated: April 11, 2024 | 8:49 am

House GOP lawmakers rail against Bidenā€™s liquefied natural gas export approval pause

By Ben Wasserstein
Former Chester Mayor John Linder (left)and Garland Thompson believe that Riverside Futures is the key to fostering Chester’s local economy and creating new jobs.
June 14, 2022 | 5:42 PM

Major export terminal pitched in Chester sets up clash between Biden’s LNG, environmental justice goals

Penn America Energy wants to construct a massive LNG export terminal along the Delaware River in Chester.

By Susan Phillips and Kenny Cooper/WHYY
Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank, seen in background, at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG Terminal in Lusby, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2014. Federal regulators concluded that Dominion Energy's proposal to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland would pose "no significant impact" on the environment.
May 19, 2022 | 9:56 AM

Worried by Ukraine war impacts, environmentalists petition feds to dump LNG by rail

Environmental groups are urging the Biden administration to reverse a Trump-era rule that allows rail shipments of liquified natural gas (LNG).

By Susan Phillips
The Asia Vision LNG carrier ship sits docked at the Cheniere Energy Inc. terminal in this aerial photograph taken over Sabine Pass, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. Cheniere said in a statement last month. Cheniere Energy Inc. expects to ship the first cargo of liquefied natural gas on Wednesday to Brazil with another tanker to be loaded a few days later, marking the historic start of U.S. shale exports and sending its shares up the most in more than a month. Photographer: Lindsey Janies/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Updated: 2022-03-28 14:04:37

Proposed Pennsylvania natural gas plant on hold after legal challenge

A subsidiary of New Fortress Energy Inc. agreed to pull the plug on its proposed LNG plant in Wyalusing

By Michael Rubinkam/ The Associated Press
A natural gas well in northeastern Pennsylvania.
Updated: 2020-09-14 10:55:12

Delaware River Basin Commission postpones vote on New Jersey terminal for Pa. shale gas, citing need for more study time

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
A tanker train crosses the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. A proposed new rule that would allow liquefied natural gas to be transported by rail is being challenged because safety and risk assessments have not been done.
August 21, 2020 | 7:28 AM

No ā€˜bomb trainsā€™: 14 states aim to take new rule on LNG transport off the rails

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
An LNG tanker in Tokyo Bay unloads its cargo at a regasification plant at the Port of Yokohama, Japan.
November 26, 2019 | 5:38 AM

America’s shale gas ‘revolution’ has led to exports that span the globe — and helped solve Japan’s energy needs after a nuclear disaster

Drilling of the Marcellus and Utica shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

By Susan Phillips
This 2010 file photo shows Dominion Resources Cove Point terminal in Maryland. It is has been converted from a gas import facility to an export terminal to ship Marcellus Shale gas to Japan and India.
June 15, 2019 | 11:55 AM

Delaware River Basin commission confirms plan to build LNG export terminal at new South Jersey port

By Jon Hurdle
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018. Perry said he was confident that Sandia and Los Alamos National Laboratory will continue to play significant roles in the nation's weapons program.
October 25, 2018 | 5:32 PM

Energy Sec. Perry stumps for ‘all of the above’ energy in Philadelphia, Camden

By Susan Phillips
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke speaks Friday at a conference hosted by the Consumer Energy Alliance in Pittsburgh.
September 28, 2018 | 7:17 PM

Zinke talks LNG exports, pipeline constraints, offshore wind in PA visit

Energy production could help U.S. national security, interior secretary said
By Amy Sisk
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