"EPA Paves The Way For Major Deepwater Oil Terminal" [1]
"The proposed Texas GulfLink export project is under review by the Department of Transportation."
"The Department of Transportation is nearing a decision on a major oil export terminal planned for the Gulf of Mexico — and EPA isn’t standing in the way.
In a letter to the head of DOT’s Maritime Administration last week, EPA Region 6 Administrator Earthea Nance said the agency “does not object to the issuance of a license” for the Texas GulfLink deepwater port project.
Texas GulfLink — a subsidiary of Texas-based Sentinel Midstream — is developing the oil export terminal, which would be located about 30 miles offshore from Freeport, Texas. The deepwater port would be connected to the shore via a proposed 42-inch pipeline. It is staunchly opposed by environmental groups, who argue the project comes with a big emissions footprint."