Post by Okwes on Mar 7, 2008 13:58:34 GMT -5
BIA moves to intervene in Downeast LNG
3/5/2008 8:16:06 PM GMT
USA: The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has moved to intervene on environmental issues surrounding the proposed Downeast liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
The project has been proposed for construction along the St. Croix River in eastern Maine, an area long occupied by the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe, and siting of the project's proposed pipeline route may impact unknown cultural sites through its ground disturbing and tunneling activities, BIA said.
In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, BIA stated that the project's environmental impact statement should have included analyses of the potential impact of both the LNG plant and its associated pipelines on the cultural resources of the tribe; on the qualitative worth and usage availability of the fishery resources by tribal members; and on any changes in the terrestrial hunting rights of tribal members.
3/5/2008 8:16:06 PM GMT
USA: The U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has moved to intervene on environmental issues surrounding the proposed Downeast liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
The project has been proposed for construction along the St. Croix River in eastern Maine, an area long occupied by the Passamaquoddy Indian Tribe, and siting of the project's proposed pipeline route may impact unknown cultural sites through its ground disturbing and tunneling activities, BIA said.
In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, BIA stated that the project's environmental impact statement should have included analyses of the potential impact of both the LNG plant and its associated pipelines on the cultural resources of the tribe; on the qualitative worth and usage availability of the fishery resources by tribal members; and on any changes in the terrestrial hunting rights of tribal members.