The United States, which ships more liquefied natural gas (LNG) than any other country, is hitting pause on new export facilities, the Biden administration announced Friday in a step hailed as vital to tackling the climate crisis."We applaud the Biden administration for taking this tremendously important step to align its decision-making on gas exports with US climate goals," said Abigail Dillen, president of Earthjustice.
(Bloomberg) The Biden administration is reevaluating the climate criteria it uses to approve new liquefied natural gas export facilities, threatening to stall pending projects as the 2024 election nears.Most Read from BloombergSEC X Account Compromised to Falsely Say Bitcoin ETFs ApprovedAmazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of StaffBottled Water Contains More Plastic Particles Than Previously ThoughtUS and Allies Met Secretly With Ukraine on Peace PlanBlackRock Cuts 3% of Global Wo
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