A liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility planned in northeasteastern Pennsylvania, designed to tap into the Marcellus Shale, has for now been put on hold after the developer reached a settlement with environmental groups.

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The settlement announced Monday by Pennsylvania-based environmental group PennFuture and other national organizations outlines plans for the facility’s developer to allow its current air permit to expire in July. In exchange, the activist groups agreed to drop permit challenges.

An affiliate of New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) has been actively pursuing the plans since at least 2018, when it made its first presentations to Wyalusing Township officials in Bradford County, PA. The project was granted a permit by Pennsylvania environmental regulators in...