February 17, 2020 archive

Cheniere Energy’s troubles in reopening LNG export terminal

  Two years after leaks led federal regulators to shutter a pair of liquefied natural gas storage tanks at Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana, the company has met fewer than half the conditions for reopening. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) set 16 conditions for reopening the two giant …

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Missouri farmer wins $265 million in lawsuit against herbicide maker

A US jury has awarded $265 million to a Missouri farmer who blamed herbicide from chemical giants Bayer AG and BASF for destroying his peach orchards, in a case set to bolster 140 other lawsuits. Jurors in federal court in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, made the ruling on Saturday after peach farmer Bill Bader claimed the …

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Community solar bill killed by New Mexico State House

New Mexico state House members don’t support development of what are called community solar projects and recently rejected such a bill. By a vote of 36-28, the New Mexico House came out against expansion of access to solar energy in the state, according to a  the New Mexico Political Report. Community solar projects, also referred …

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