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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
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
Homes line North Repauno Avenue in Gibbstown, New Jersey, a few blocks from the entrance to the Repauno Port and Rail Terminal. Liquefied natural gas could be transported by rail to the terminal.
Updated: December 10, 2020 | 9:21 am

Controversial Gibbstown, New Jersey LNG terminal gets final DRBC approval

The vote came after testimony from environmental experts, health professionals, community groups, and residents who fear pollution and the possibility of an explosion.

By Hannah Chinn/WHYY
Homes line North Repauno Avenue in Gibbstown, New Jersey, a few blocks from the entrance to the Repauno Port and Rail Terminal. Liquefied natural gas could be transported by rail to the terminal.
Updated: December 9, 2020 | 1:36 pm

Fears for safety and climate surround LNG export terminal planned on the Delaware River

Plans call for liquefied natural gas to be shipped 200 miles south down the I-95 corridor by truck and/or rail through some of the most densely populated areas of the East Coast to a terminal in New Jersey ā€” and that worries a lot of people.

By Susan Phillips
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