Three years out from the expected opening of an LNG export facility in Squamish, scientists are studying what health impacts air pollution from the site could have on people living nearby.
Minet pointed out that flaring can impact air quality and could harm the health of people living nearby. The Pembina Institute, in a report looking at LNG expansion in B.C., found that if all six proposed facilities are built in B.C., they will emit as much carbon pollution as if the province were burning 34 billion pounds of coal every year. That pollution will affect the residents of communities like Squamish.
The research team will look at both normal scenarios and abnormal ones that occur during facility maintenance to understand the impacts on nearby residents.