Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court over LNG Safety

Citizen groups filed a lawsuit in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to challenge the safety of proposed Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tankers on the Columbia River.  Columbia Riverkeeper, Columbia-Pacific Commonsense and Wahkiakum Friends of the River are asking the U.S. Coast Guard to take a hard look at threats to communities, such as explosions and “cascading failures” of LNG, and impacts to the environment.  The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Coast Guard’s green light for the proposed Oregon LNG terminal and associated LNG tanker traffic.