Environmental advocates expressed frustration with what they view as a minor penalty for one of the country’s largest liquefied natural gas exporters
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has fined one of the country’s largest liquefied natural gas exporters for alleged air pollution violations dating back to 2019.
The TCEQ said Freeport LNG, located south of Houston along the Gulf Coast, failed to keep its air pollution below the state’s regulatory limits and maintain proper records. However, the state agency also agreed to defer part of Freeport LNG’s fines and issued a new permit late last year that increases the amount of air pollution the company is allowed to produce.
Freeport LNG paid $103,240 in fines, even as it denied allegations that it exceeded its air pollution limits and failed to meet the TCEQ’s record-keeping requirements. Environmental advocates expressed frustration that Freeport LNG received what they view as a minor punishment for repeated violations…