Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch sent letters Monday to the members of the city and town councils of coastal communities along the navigation routes of LNG marine terminal facilities proposed for Providence, and Fall River and Somerset, Mass., as well as to House and Senate members representing coastal community districts, expressing concerns involving public safety and environmental issues with LNG.
Members of the Barrington, Bristol, East Greenwich, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Narragansett, New Shoreham, North Kingstown, Portsmouth, South Kingstown, Tiverton, and Warren town councils will receive the letters. Also, city council members of Cranston, Newport, Providence, and Warwick as well as General Assembly members, mayors and town managers of all the communities, will receive a letter from Lynch along with formal comments filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission addressing the scope of an impending environmental impact statement.
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Lynch recently sent similar packets to Governor Carcieri and members of Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation.
Regarding the KeySpan facility in Providence, Lynch said his specific concerns stemming from the explosive nature of LNG include: The close proximity of LNG tankers to residential areas; the capability of the 30-year-old KeySpan storage tank to contain LNG without leaks or explosions; the resources required of the Coast Guard, State Police, and Environmental Police to escort each shipment; KeySpan’s lack of vision concerning the future of the waterfront district; and the proposed Algonquin pipeline transporting LNG under the streets of a residential district in Providence.
