The Biden administration has sanctioned a vast oil terminal off Texas, drawing ire from environmentalists.
Matthew Daly reports for the Associated Press.
In short:
- The Biden administration has greenlit a $1.8 billion deepwater oil export terminal off the Texas coast, set to be the largest in the U.S. with a capacity to load 2 million barrels per day.
- Despite the Maritime Administration's assertion that the terminal meets critical environmental and national interest requirements, environmental groups have criticized the project for contradicting Biden's climate promises.
- The terminal, expected to start operations by 2027, has faced criticism for potentially increasing greenhouse gas emissions and disregarding local community concerns.
Key quote:
“Nothing about this project is in alignment with President Biden’s climate and environmental justice goals,’'
— Kelsey Crane, senior policy advocate at Earthworks
Why this matters:
This decision juxtaposes the administration's clean energy ambitions against its actions favoring fossil fuel expansions, directly impacting both global climate policies and local environmental safety.
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