Massive Louisiana LNG project could pollute more than all existing and proposed terminals

By: Tristan Baurick, Verite

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 1,465

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Verite News and Grist, a nonprofit environmental news organization.

When Louisiana launched the country’s liquified natural gas export boom in 2016, LNG was touted as a cleaner, climate-friendly alternative to coal and oil.

But the state’s first LNG terminal, Sabine Pass LNG, quickly became one of Louisiana’s largest sources of climate-warming pollution, releasing more greenhouse gases than its biggest oil refineries.

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