Save the Bay Reacts to LNG Project Withdrawal

Save the Bay released the following statement on Tuesday regarding the announcement by .

Save the Bay today welcomed the decision by Hess LNG / Weaver's Cove Energy to abandon its eight-year pursuit of a major liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal in Mount Hope Bay.

“This is a great day for Mount Hope Bay, Narragansett Bay and the communities that value and defend these great natural treasures,” said Jonathan Stone, executive director of Save the Bay.

Stone noted that, while Hess cited unfavorable economics for its decision, “the project was always a bad idea for the bay. That's why Save the Bay fought this all the way. We reject the notion that Narragansett Bay has to be sacrificed in the pursuit of energy security.”

Over the past decade, Mount Hope Bay has been pulled back from the brink. Raw sewage discharges are being controlled by Fall River, according to Save the Bay.

"Thermal pollution from the Brayton Point power plant is being curtailed,” added Stone. “With Hess withdrawing its LNG plan, we can now turn to the business of restoring the health of the Taunton River and Mount Hope Bay. There is still a lot of work to do.”

Founded in 1970, Save the Bay is a non-profit member organization working to protect, restore and explore Narragansett Bay and its watershed.