Environmental

Louisiana’s new energy efficiency policy causes an uproar

In a meeting that boiled over with testy exchanges and chanting crowds, Louisiana utility regulators adopted a long-awaited energy efficiency program they say will...

Louisiana federal judge blocks EPA’s disparate impact requirements

The Environmental Protection Agency can’t treat companies differently in Black communities than in white communities, a federal judge ruled this week. U.S. District Court Judge...

Students from UL Lafayette, Chile to research photovoltaic farms, green hydrogen

Student researchers from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the University of Magallanes in Chile will collaborate to study photovoltaic farms, green hydrogen...

How Brad Ives and LSU are helping guide Louisiana’s energy transition

Louisiana, seeking to balance its economic reliance on fossil fuels with the imperative to embrace cleaner energy sources, stands at something of a crossroads....

Shipping giants shake up industry by partnering in vessel-sharing agreement

Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd are teaming up to form a new vessel-sharing agreement, shaking up the global lineup of shipping...

Chiasson: Port Fourchon to become home to Louisiana’s first wind turbine

Port Fourchon serves as the land base for multiple offshore oil and gas companies, but it also hopes to become a hub for offshore...

Biden facing pressure to rein in LNG exports

The U.S. has become the world’s top exporter of liquefied natural gas. President Biden is finding that this superpower status comes with its own...

Syrah Resources edges closer to AAM production in Vidalia

Syrah Resources hopes to begin active anode material production at its Vidalia facility by the end of January, reports The Market Herald. The company...

Ucore acquires brownfield site in Alexandria for new rare earth facility

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. recently announced the January acquisition of an 80,800-square-foot brownfield facility on 10-plus acres in Alexandria for the development of its...

Environmental groups vow to continue push against carbon capture

State leaders rejoiced last week over the federal government’s decision to give Louisiana authority to permit and regulate the wells needed to store industrial...

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