Jordan Cove Terminal/Pacific Connector Pipeline

Update – Feb 8, 2021

Source: Allie Rosenbluth, Rogue Climate

2021 is shaping up to be a great year for our communities’ fight against the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and fracked gas pipeline!

Today, the Biden Administration rejected Pembina’s request to override Oregon’s denial of Jordan Cove LNG’s Coastal Zone Management Act permit. Learn more about this decision here.

This victory comes just a few weeks after the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upheld Oregon’s denial of another key permit for Jordan Cove LNG and the Washington Department of Ecology denied a key permit for the massive fracked gas-to-methanol refinery proposed in Kalama, WA.

Wins like this do not happen every day! These victories clearly demonstrate the immense power of grassroots organizing and the local communities who’ve been leading these fights on the ground for years.

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Update – December 29, 2020

Source: Medford Mail Tribune

Update I – July 16, 2019:  Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Jordan Cove LNG Export Facility and Pacific Connector Pipeline was issued on March 29th 2019.  The study summary states:

“We conclude that constructing and operating the Project would result in temporary, long-term, and permanent impacts on the environment. Many of these impacts would not be significant or would be reduced to less than significant levels with the implementation of proposed and/or recommended impact avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures. However, some of these impacts would be adverse and significant. Specifically, we conclude that constructing the Project would temporarily but significantly impact housing in Coos Bay and that constructing and operating the Project would permanently and significantly impact the visual character of Coos Bay. Furthermore, constructing and operating the Project is likely to adversely affect 13 federally-listed threatened and endangered species including the marbled murrelet, northern spotted owl, and coho salmon.”

Useful Information:

Jordan Cove Would Be Oregon’s Top Carbon Polluter If Built

Jordan Cove LNG Plans Not Good Enough For People Or Environment, Oregon Says

SOCAN Testimony to FERC

Comments submitted on behalf of SOCAN focusing on full life cycle assessment of the greenhouse gas emissions from the project are available via: The 2019 SOCAN Jordan Cove DEIS Testimony

Update II – August 14 2019:  State Department of Environmental Quality denies Jordan Cove Water Quality permit

They received thousands of public comments, the vast majority in opposition, and now have rendered a decision.  That decision is DENIAL!  On May 6, 2019, The state Department of Environmental Quality Western Regional Office in Eugene issued its decision to deny the permit application based on the conclusion that: “DEQ does not have a reasonable assurance that construction and operation of the project will comply with applicable Oregon water quality standards.”  However, Jordan Cove has 20 days to request a contested case hearing and the decision to deny the permit was made without prejudice, meaning Jordan Cove can resubmit an application for 401 Water Quality Certification with DEQ.

In the News

Jordan Cove LNG Plans Not Good Enough For People Or Environment, Oregon Says  An excellent discussion by OPB reporter Jes Burns of Oregon State Agency resistance to the project.

Jordan Cove LNG Project Entering Important Permitting Stretch by Jes Burns (Feb 3, 2019) OPB

Update August 12th, 2019

SOCAN Comments to DSL on Jordan Cove submitted December 2018: Jordan Cove DSL Hearing January 2019

From Hannah Sohl, Rogue Climate –

Once again, our community has taken a step forward in the fight to stop Jordan Cove LNG.

As a result of the overwhelming number of public comments received by the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) in opposition to Pembina’s “removal-fill” permit application for the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and the Pacific Connector fracked gas pipeline, DSL announced a six month extension for further review. This delay is a huge setback for Jordan Cove LNG, and a win for southern Oregon.

In just two months, our communities submitted 50,000 comments opposing the project. More than 3,000 people spoke out against the project in public hearings across the four impacted counties and Salem,including impacted landowners, anglers, small business owners, tribal members, health professionals, and many more.

DSL will announce their decision by September 20, 2019, right around the same time that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will be making a decision about the critical Clean Water Act permit.

Next up will be hearings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this spring. As a result of the Government shutdown, FERC has pushed back their environmental review and public comment period, which means we should have the next round of hearings in April or May. We will be sure to let you know when we know more!

Together, we are building a movement to win.

Update December 2018

On December 6th, 2018 the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) opened a 60-day public comment period for an important Clean Water Act permit known as the “Removal-Fill Permit”. DSL is one of several state agencies that can shut down the Jordan Cove LNG by denying necessary ‘removal-fill’ permits needed for dredging related to the pipeline and terminal.

You can help by submitting comments asking the Oregon DSL to deny Removal-Fill Permits for Jordan Cove LNG and the Pacific Connector Pipeline and to help mobilize folks to public hearings in Oregon!

Decision still pending.

SOCAN Comments to the Oregon Department of State Lands.

Jordan Cove DSL Hearing January 2018 Comments submitted by SOCAN Co-facilitator Alan Journet.