As far as these kinds of things go, this was one happy news conference.
LNG opponents were celebrating their newest legal victory – a ruling by Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals to reject plans for the Bradwood Landing LNG project in Clatsop County.
The ruling probably isn’t a fatal blow. But it’s given LNG opponents new confidence that they can block Bradwood Landing, and all other plans for LNG in Oregon.
What the Board decided is that Clatsop County made two mistakes when it approved the LNG project that would be located on the Columbia River about 20-miles upstream from Astoria.
First, it says Clatsop County planners misjudged how big the project will be, and by doing that may be violating county and state planning rules. The board also questions whether the county is doing enough to protect salmon habitat and fishing areas. The issue now goes back to Clatsop County.
But this is the second time Board has rejected plans for Bradwood, and for the same reasons. According to Brett VandenHeuvel of Columbia Riverkeeper, that doesn’t give Clatsop County much room to find another way to approve the project. He says it’s time for the county, and all of Oregon, to walk away from LNG.
A spokesman for the company that’s building Bradwood Landing tells the Daily Astorian that these issues can be worked out, and the project will be allowed to move forward. The paper says Clatsop County plans to go ahead with land use hearings for Bradwood on Friday.
Video: Press Conference By LNG Opponents
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thank you to everyone who works so long and hard to oppose LNG