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January 26, 2006

Fall River LNG opponents head to court today

FALL RIVER, Mass. - Opponents of the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal here plan to go to federal court today to appeal a decision by regulators giving a green light to the controversial project.

Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch and his Massachusetts counterpart, Thomas F. Reilly, have scheduled at 12:30 p.m. press conference to discuss the appeal.

Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request to
reconsider the Weaver's Cove LNG proposal, which critics say would spark a
devastating fire in the event of a major accident or terrorist attack on either
the land-based storage tank or one of the supertankers bringing the supercooled
fuel up Narragansett Bay.

- Journal staff writer C. Eugene Emery Jr.

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