Fortress Investment Group (loaned Trump Chicago $130mil & forgave $50mil in '12, loaned Kushner Cos) subsidiary New Fortress Energy won federal permits to haul hazardous liquified natural gas/LNG along FL's east coast by Ann Henson Feltgen, Dan Christensen
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In April 2019 Trump issued an executive order directing the Transportation Sect to permit LNG shipment in rail tank cars throughout the country, the order took effect Aug 24
The permits facilitate Fortress projects costing hundreds of millions of dollars
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Describing LNG dangers, Jordan Luebkemann at Earthjustice said "It would only take 22 tank cars to hold the equivalent energy of the Hiroshima bomb”
Opponents of LNG rail transport perceive connection between Trump’s Fortress debts and backing their plans
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In January Apollo Global Management provided an $800 million term loan facility to New Fortress Energy
(Apollo has separately provided loans to Kushner Companies)
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