Federal regulators deliver potentially fatal blow to Jordan Cove LNG terminal and Pacific Connector pipeline
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
A rendering of the proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal in Coos Bay. (Courtesy of Jordan Cove) LC- Jordan Cove Energy ProjectLC- Jordan Cove Energy Project
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Federal energy regulators on Tuesday upheld the state of Oregon’s decision to deny a water quality certification for the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay and its feeder pipeline, the Pacific Connector, another sign that the massive energy project may be on its last legs.
The project’s owner, Calgary-based Pembina Pipeline Corp., did not respond to a request for comment. But the decision prompted an enthusiastic response from opponents of the project as well as politicians such as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Ron Wyden.
The state has ordered developer Floyd Holcom, the owner of Pier 39, to restore wetlands he improperly filled near the Cannery Loft Condominiums.
Holcom began clearing a plot of land he owns between the condominiums and a branch of the Astoria Riverwalk curving around Alderbrook Slough. He built a gravel connector path from a cul-de-sac at the end of Abbey Lane to the trail.
Nathan Crater, the city engineer, said the path blocked stormwater drainage from adjacent warehouses to the south of Holcomâs property to wetlands adjoining the slough. During heavy rains Monday, water pooled on either side of the path.
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Oregon OKs OSU’s plan for Elliott Forest By Jim Day, Albany Democrat-Herald, Ore.
Published: December 13, 2020, 2:00pm
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CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State University’s bid to manage the Elliott State Forest took a huge step forward Tuesday.
The State Land Board, meeting remotely, approved the transfer of the massive forest property in southwest Oregon to OSU to manage as a research forest.
The decision came at the end of a three-hour meeting that included a presentation from OSU College of Forestry Dean Tom DeLuca, comments from the project’s technical advisory committee and 47 minutes of public testimony.
Vote by Oregon Land Board Moves Elliot State Forest Closer to OSU Ownership
December 11, 2020
A vote on Tuesday by the Oregon State Land Board unanimously supported taking the next steps to create an 80,000-arce Research Forest out of the Elliot State Forest, the full OSLB Meeting is available to the public via the Oregon Department of State Lands Youtube page. The vote also acknowledged that more work still needs to be done before the transfer of ownership could occur.
The Elliot State Forest is located in southwest Oregon and is comprised of 80,000 acres. Supporters of the proposal by Oregon State to turn it into a research forest say that it will provide many options for scientific study which could help improve forest management techniques along with allowing public access and timber harvesting.