Report: Bay ?unsuitable? for LNG plant

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A U.S. Coast Guard report calling the Chesapeake Bay unsuitable for liquefied natural gas tankers should end an energy company?s quest to place an LNG facility in Baltimore County?s Sparrows Point, state and federal officials said Wednesday.

The report, released Wednesday morning, prompted victory cries from government officials including Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger and Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith, both of whom have vocally opposed the proposal from Virginia-based power company AES Corp.

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