Land use laws need an update
Over the years, acting in various capacities, I have had occasion to interact with many individual...
Read MoreOver the years, acting in various capacities, I have had occasion to interact with many individual...
Read MoreAs we are all aware, we are scheduled to receive for our review a Draft EIS from FERC covering the...
Read MoreIt is critical to the long-term health and well-being of our area that we each take the time to review and comment on the Draft EIS for the Jordan Cove project when it is issued.
Read MoreEven though the draft EIS for the project has yet to be published BS Oregon will be presenting the scheme to local school districts beginning next week
Read MoreWouldn’t it be ironic if the BS Oregon steering committee inadvertently forced FERC to vacate the permit?
Read MoreFrankly, I am stunned and amazed by the premature and inappropriate endorsement of the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal proposal on Coos Bay by the Oregonian Editorial Board.
Read MoreAll that is really needed is to remove political expediency from the process and require the BLM to finally, after three decades, complete an O&C management plan in full compliance with NEPA and the ESA.
Read MoreOregon has made no significant effort to improve its policies and procedures
Read MoreThe good news is a well thought-out planning process is already a Federal requirement.
Read Moreour community would be far better off if we all joined together and focused our time and effort now on fully participating in the NEPA process in order to insure that FERC furnishes us with an EIS
Read MoreThe most excellent Ron Sadler will be on the Mark McKelvey show today discussing the federal permit process, particularly with respect to the Jordan Cove LNG process.
Read MoreAll of us in Coos County, both those for and against the Jordan Cove LNG project, got seriously short-changed by FERC’s attempt to circumvent the NEPA regulations when they prepared their now-withdrawn EIS for the LNG import terminal. It was so obviously deficient on NEPA legal grounds that it was immediately challenged by the Oregon Attorney General as well as by a large consortium of environmental law groups and organizations.
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