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Federal funding boost gives state carbon capture project new life
The U.S. Department of Energy signaled up to $600 million in potential funding following a sweeping federal review, giving the green light to a major Louisiana carbon capture project, reports The Center Square writes.
Known as...
SCOTUS rules that coastal damage lawsuits can move from state to federal courts
In a major win to oil and gas companies, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that lawsuits brought by parishes over coastal damage can be moved from state courts to federal courts.
The unanimous decision on Friday...
Woodside tugboat contract boosts Louisiana spend to more than $1B
Woodside Energy has awarded a services contract to Green Tug Towing for the design and construction of four new tugs to be built at C&C Marine and Repair in Plaquemines Parish and delivered to...
New LNG Center of Excellence opens in Lake Charles
The LNG Center of Excellence at McNeese State University held its grand opening on Monday. The specialized, 23,000-square-foot facility is designed to be the epicenter of liquefied natural gas education and training in North...
Legislative effort to install air monitors at industrial facilities stalls
A bill that would require environmental air monitoring systems at high-emission industrial facilities has been left in limbo and faces steep odds of moving forward, Louisiana Illuminator reports.
The air monitors called for in Senate Bill 356,...
