A federal environmental review of a B.C. liquefied natural gas project will likely stretch into the fall, months after the provincial legislature’s expected ratification this week of an LNG bill.
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) is focusing its attention on a suspension bridge and trestle proposed by Pacific NorthWest LNG, a consortium led by Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas.
Don’t expect federal Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq to render any ruling on the controversial Pacific NorthWest LNG file during an election campaign, said Matthew Keen, an energy regulatory lawyer at Bull Housser in Vancouver.
BRENT JANG – Globe and Mail – July 19, 2015
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