Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued the Trump administration’s first export authorization for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Friday, part of a broader push to promote fossil fuel development and reverse the Biden administration’s promotion of renewables.

The Commonwealth LNG project, located in Cameron Parish, La., will have a projected export capacity of 1.2 billion cubic feet per day, Wright said in a statement.

“Today marks one of many steps that DOE will be taking........

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