More than 100 environmental and grassroots groups sent a letter to the Biden administration this week urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a “robust analysis” of the LNG supply chain before the pause on new export authorizations is lifted.

The organizations argued in the letter that the DOE has relied too long on outdated economic and environmental impact studies conducted between 2012 and 2019 to determine whether U.S. liquefied natural gas exports are in the public interest. They said the administration must build a stronger public interest determination process than it ever has before during the pause. 

The studies that DOE has been relying on to make its decisions “do not adequately reflect the lifecycle emissions from exports, the social cost of those...