PA Environment Digest Blog: House Environmental Committee To Hold Nov. 5 Hearing On Impacts Of Proposed LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In Southeast PA

The House Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Committee is scheduled to hold a public hearing November 5 on the potential health, environmental and ratepayer impacts of a Liquified Natural Gas export terminal proposed for southeastern Pennsylvania, according to Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware), Majority Chair of the Committee.

Penn America Energy has made known its intentions to build an LNG export terminal along the Delaware River to export Pennsylvania’s natural gas.

The already environmentally overburdened Delaware County municipalities of Chester, Eddystone and Marcus Hook have been speculated as possible locations for the terminal.

The Committee will hear testimony from community leaders, environmental advocates and others about health and safety impacts on residents living near these facilities, as well as environmental effects on ecosystems.

Those scheduled to testify are--

-- Mayor Stefan Roots, City of Chester

-- Dr. Robert Howarth, professor of ecology and environmental biology, Cornell University

-- Tracy Carluccio, deputy director, Delaware Riverkeeper Network

-- Zulene Mayfield, chairperson, Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living

-- James Hiatt, founder, For a Better Bayou

-- Lauren Minsky, visiting assistant professor of health studies, Haverford College

-- Liz Marx, executive director, PA Utility Law Project

Click Here for full agenda.

The hearing will be held in the Community Room, Chester City Hall, 1 E. 4th Street in Chester starting at 10:00 a.m.

The hearing will also be available live online.

Rep. Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) serves as Majority Chair of the House Environmental & Natural Resource Protection Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7647 or sending email to: gvitali@pahouse.net. Rep. Jack Rader, Jr. (R-Monroe) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-7732 or click here to send an email.

(Photo: Conceptual design of LNG gas export facility on Delaware River.)

Resource Links - LNG Gas Export:

-- 150+ Residents Of Chester Opposed To An LNG Natural Gas Export Facility Proposed In Their Community Let Their Feelings Be Known To The House Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force [PaEN]

-- Delaware RiverKeeper Network Files Lawsuit Challenging DRBC Gibbstown LNG Gas Export Facility Dock Permit [PaEN]

-- Philadelphia LNG Export Task Force Issues Report On The Best Ways To Increase Exports Of PA's Natural Gas; Minority Report Rebuts Need For LNG Facility, Outlines Impacts [PaEN]

-- PA Utility Law Project March 15 Webinar On Impacts Of LNG Gas Exports On Energy Costs For Pennsylvania Families; LNG Export Capacity To Double, Even With Permit Pause [PaEN]

-- Public Citizen: LNG Gas Exports Could Cost Pennsylvanians Up To $16 Billion More In Energy Costs [PaEN]

-- US EIA: US Natural Gas Prices Double Last Year Due To LNG Exports, Demand Driving Electricity Prices Higher This Summer [PaEN]

-- US DOE Releases LNG Gas Export Study: Facilities Already Approved Will Meet Global Demand For Decades; Unfettered Exports Would Increase Domestic Natural Gas Prices; Electricity Prices; Costs To Manufacturers [PaEN]

-- US DOE: China Is Biggest Destination For US LNG Gas Exports; PA Shale Gas Industry Says We Have ‘Duty’ To Export Gas To China, Our Military, Economic Competitor [PaEN]

-- Stars and Stripes Guest Essay: Pause On Permits For New LNG Gas Exports Right Move For National Security - Rivals Like China Are Using US LNG To Build Influence [PaEN]

-- US Senators Introduce Bill To Ban US LNG Gas Sales To Any Entity Under The Control Of Communist China To Protect US Jobs; Americans From Price Spikes; EQT Says We Have A ‘Duty’ To Provide LNG Gas To China; Where Do AMERICAN Interests Lie? [PaEN]