Biden Set to Halt Review of Natural Gas Export Approvals on Friday
- Move comes amid growing concerns from climate activists
- US is the world’s largest exporter of liquefied natural gas
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The Biden administration intends to announce its strategy on Friday for beefing up environmental scrutiny of applications to export natural gas, according to people familiar with the matter.
President Joe Biden will order the Energy Department to halt reviews of applications to ship natural gas abroad, allowing time for officials to better factor in the long-term climate impacts of expanded LNG exports, according to the people who asked not to be named because the plan isn’t public. The pause is set to at least temporarily stall projects in development, including Commonwealth LNG, Energy Transfer LP and Venture Global LNG Inc. facilities planned in Louisiana.