After the fact, the Cheniere approval had set off a storm of criticism and opposition. Senators thundered against the decision. Some manufacturing companies, notably from the chemical industry, feared that the export facilities would divert gas supplies that they were counting on and drive up the cost of gas, threatening the billions of dollars they were investing in new plants. They were joined by unlikely allies—environmental groups that opposed the development of shale gas altogether. One environmental organization methodically registered an official objection to virtually every single
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