{
  "id": 3744352,
  "title": "On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/on-louisianas-disappearing-coast-a-natural-gas-terminal-is-poised-to-3744352",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Grist",
    "slug": "grist",
    "url": "https://grist.org/energy/trump-energy-emergency-plaquemines-lng-export-louisiana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Louisiana's rapidly disappearing coastline is facing further threats with the potential expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near New Orleans. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted Plaquemines LNG fast-tracked permitting under the Trump administration's \"national energy emergency\" declaration, slashing the public comment period to just 10 days. This would allow the terminal to increase its size from 590 acres to 1,220 acres, making it the largest LNG export facility in North America. Environmentalists warn that this expedited review process will lead to less scrutiny of dredging, in-water construction, and marshland filling. Louisiana has already lost over 250 square miles of land in the past 60 years due to subsidence, sea level rise, and erosion, with another 300 square miles potentially disappearing over the next 50 years. The Plaquemines Parish has lost more than 250 square miles of land over the past 60 years, with much of Louisiana's coast also facing similar threats.",
  "summary": "Fast-tracked by the Trump administration, the $18 billion expansion would more than double the size of Plaquemines LNG.",
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        "title": "On Louisiana’s disappearing coast, a natural gas terminal is poised to become the largest in the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/on-louisianas-disappearing-coast-a-natural-gas-terminal-is-poised-to",
        "published": "2026-08-27T08:30:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}