'We strongly urge FERC to listen to Oregon when it says that the GTN Xpress is incompatible with climate objectives and is not in the public interest,' SenJeffMerkley and RonWyden wrote to FERC.
emissions annually, they argued that"adding new emissions through pipeline expansions like the GTN Xpress is incompatible with President Biden's pledge."
"Approving the GTN Xpress would also undermine efforts by Oregon to lead the fight against climate chaos," their letter continues, citing state efforts to cut planet-heating emissions and invest in renewable energy."The GTN Xpress would risk the safety of frontline communities and the planet for a project that isn't necessary.
In the final EIS FERC disregarded the downstream emissions for fossil gas subscribed to by a Canadian fossil gas producer—a third of the total subscribed gas—because FERC claims it is not"reasonably foreseeable" where the fossil gas would be used. FERC took this step despite the fact that no public comment on the [draft EIS] even recommended it.
"We strongly urge FERC to listen to Oregon when it says that the GTN Xpress is incompatible with climate objectives and is not in the public interest," the senators wrote."Expanding fossil gas through the GTN Xpress will undermine the efforts in Oregon to support a cleaner, safer, and effective alternative to fossil gas. Rather than helping Americans, GTN Xpress would be supporting a market for dirty fossil gas from a foreign country.
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