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Advocates Question Biden Administration’s Promises to Address Environmental Injustices While Supporting Fossil Fuel Projects

Inside Climate News · By Aman Azhar · last updated
At a Department of Energy conference, environmental leaders said justice efforts should be tied to investments in clean energy, not LNG export terminals close to ‘“sacrifice zones” on the Gulf Coast.

By Aman Azhar

WASHINGTON—Environmental justice advocates sharply criticized the Biden administration during the Department of Energy’s Justice Week 2023 conference on Wednesday for approving new export terminals for liquified natural gas on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas, saying pollution from those fossil fuel facilities will further endanger disadvantaged communities. 

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