Environmental

Green groups to petition Biden for cleanup rules for offshore oil infrastructure

A coalition of environmental advocacy groups will petition the Biden administration to propose rules that require stricter enforcement for cleaning up leftover infrastructure for offshore drilling,...

Understanding the massive LSU-led FUEL partnership

In January, it was announced that a statewide team led by LSU had secured a $160 million National Science Foundation grant in support of Louisiana’s energy...

Federal money could supercharge nuclear power efforts

In the coming years, a nuclear power plant on the shores of Lake Michigan could become the first in the country to restart operations...

Vidalia’s Syrah now producing active anode material for Tesla

Syrah Resources has started active anode material (AAM) production at its new facility in Vidalia, reports Mining Technology.  It positions Syrah as the first...

Louisiana holds first-ever Wind Energy Week

Louisiana recently held its first-ever Wind Energy Week, a conference that brought together a diverse group of local business leaders and academics, port authorities,...

Tire recycling company plans $46M facility in Reserve

Life for Tyres Group Limited, a European tire recycling company, announced plans last week to invest $46 million in its first U.S. processing facility...

Upton: What decarbonization means for Louisiana’s economy

Greg Upton isn’t a climate scientist. He can’t tell you about the effect greenhouse gas emissions have on the climate or how the climate...

LSU faculty score a patent for managing oil spills with nanoparticles

Bhuvnesh Bharti, an LSU chemical engineering associate professor, and Jin Gyun Lee, his former graduate student, have been issued a patent for the oil...

DEQ deciding fate of planned Mitsubishi chemical plant in Geismar

The fate of a proposed Mitsubishi Chemical plant in Ascension Parish is now in the hands of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, WAFB-TV reports. DEQ...

Louisiana’s congressional delegation assails Biden’s LNG terminal pause

Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana and  U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy blasted President Biden’s decision to pause pending liquefied...

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