RE: CP2 Express Pipeline Application for a Coastal Use Permit, CUP #P20211132

A coalition of environmental organizations opposes Venture Global's CP2 Express Pipeline project, arguing that the application is incomplete, fails to assess cumulative environmental impacts, and violates the public trust duties of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources.

• The proposed project consists of approximately 85.4 miles of 48-inch diameter natural gas pipeline and 6.0 miles of 24-inch diameter lateral pipeline to connect the CP2 LNG Export Terminal to the pipeline grid in east Texas.
• The applicants are accused of 'segmenting' the permit process by separating the pipeline application from the terminal application, which prevents a full review of the project's total impacts and alternatives.
• The project threatens rare and sensitive chenier plains in southwest Louisiana, with 7.95 miles of the pipeline cutting through these geological features and thousands of acres of cheniers located within a one-mile buffer of the route.
• The coalition argues that Venture Global's mitigation plan is inadequate because it uses an arbitrary 'extended temporary' impact definition (4 to 5 years) to avoid providing compensatory mitigation for shorter-term construction impacts.
• The project is situated in an area highly vulnerable to climate-induced extreme weather; the coalition notes that the 2020 hurricane season demonstrated the risk of infrastructure failure and pollution spills in Cameron Parish.
• The application fails to quantify the direct and lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of the project, which the signatories argue is a violation of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources' public trustee duties.
• A demographic analysis by the signatories indicates that 75% of the Census Block Groups within a one-mile buffer of the pipeline are areas of environmental justice concern based on race, native population, and income levels.
• The coalition claims the applicant failed to provide a sufficient number of alternative sites, considering only three alternatives for the terminal, pipeline route, and compressor station, whereas guidelines for high-impact projects require at least five.
• Venture Global's previous operations at the Calcasieu Pass facility are cited as evidence of poor environmental management, including a preventable leak of approximately 180,099 pounds of natural gas in January 2022.
• The document argues that the project's purported economic benefits are speculative and unsupported by data, failing to quantify permanent jobs or specific tax revenues for Louisiana.

APA

Earthjustice (2022). RE: CP2 Express Pipeline Application for a Coastal Use Permit, CUP #P20211132. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cp2express-comments.pdf

Chicago

Earthjustice. RE: CP2 Express Pipeline Application for a Coastal Use Permit, CUP #P20211132. 2022. https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cp2express-comments.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Earthjustice |title=RE: CP2 Express Pipeline Application for a Coastal Use Permit, CUP #P20211132 |date=9 September 2022 |url=https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cp2express-comments.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{earthjustice2022cp2, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{RE: CP2 Express Pipeline Application for a Coastal Use Permit, CUP \#P20211132}}, publisher = {Earthjustice}, year = {2022}, month = sep, url = {https://earthjustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cp2express-comments.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }