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Article: Maine Board of Environmental Protection unanimously approves LNG project.
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- October 1, 1996
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PORTLAND, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 1996-- The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) last week voted unanimously to approve state environmental permits for the Wells LNG project proposed by Granite State Gas Transmission, Inc. The Board's action came after a staff-level review that began in June, 1995 and included full adjudicatory hearings earlier this year.
Jean-Marc Teixeira, vice president of Granite State Gas and LNG project manager, welcomed the Board's decision. "The fact that we received unanimous approval reflects the quality of our site selection process and the great care we have taken to meet or exceed standards for environmental ...