Ban the Transportation of Explosive Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a dangerous, highly unstable, and explosive substance composed primarily of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Right now, the gas industry wants to take advantage of a Trump-era rule that allows the transport of volatile LNG by rail, including a route from northeast Pennsylvania to an export facility in Gibbstown, New Jersey on the Delaware River.

This project will put the communities along the densely populated route at risk from explosions, threaten the watershed that supplies drinking water to over 13 million people, and drive the climate crisis by releasing large amounts of methane into the atmosphere.

Urge Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s Department of Transportation to protect our communities and fight the climate crisis by banning LNG by rail.

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a dangerous, highly unstable, and explosive substance composed primarily of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Right now, the gas industry wants to take advantage of a Trump-era rule that allows the transportation of volatile LNG by rail, including a route from northeast Pennsylvania to an export facility in Gibbstown, New Jersey on the Delaware River.

This will put the communities along the route at risk from explosions and threaten the watershed that supplies drinking water to over 13 million people. And if this project is successful, this could be the first of many such terminals along the Eastern seaboard.

Not to mention, the extraction, transportation, and burning of this gas releases large amounts of methane — a major driver of the climate crisis. We have a narrow window to avert the worst impacts of climate change, so we can’t allow this dangerous fossil fuel project to move forward.

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Subject Ban the Transportation of Explosive Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail

Dear Secretary Buttigieg,

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I am calling on you to change the reckless Trump-era policy that allowed for the transportation of highly volatile liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. This is especially dangerous for the densely populated northeast, where the gas industry is proposing a 200-mile route to transport LNG from Wyalusing, PA to an export facility in Gibbstown, NJ.

LNG is a dangerous, highly unstable, and explosive substance that can lead to uncontrollable fires so hot they burn people up to a mile away. The current policy puts communities along the route between Wyalusing and Gibbstown at risk from explosions and threatens the watershed that provides drinking water to over 13 million people.

Additionally, the extraction, transportation, and burning of gas releases large amounts of methane -- a main driver of climate change. Scientists and leading experts all warn that methane emissions MUST be reduced to avert the worst of the climate change impacts -- and easier transportation of methane gas will only serve to incentivize more fracking.

Please ban LNG by rail to protect our communities and to live up to the Biden administration's promise to take serious action to fight the climate crisis.

Thank you.

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