Environmental

Toyota says California EV mandates ‘impossible’

Toyota Motor Corp. says that California-led electric vehicle mandates starting next year are “impossible” to meet. The regulations call for 35% of 2026 model-year vehicles,...
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Louisiana school next to Denka plant shuts down

A southeast Louisiana school board voted on Thursday to shut down a predominantly Black elementary school adjacent to a petrochemical facility embroiled in multiple...

LSU research well will enhance study of carbon storage technology

State, industry and LSU engineering officials gathered Friday afternoon to mark the start of a university-based carbon storage research well project to pinpoint ways...

How historic preservationists are fighting industry in Louisiana

A movement taking root in communities along the Mississippi River is raising complicated questions over Black history and how it should be preserved, marking a new...

Climeworks reveals plans for Calcasieu Parish DAC hub

Direct air capture technology developer Climeworks announced plans last week to build a facility in Calcasieu Parish as part of the Project Cypress DAC...

Biden administration awards nearly $3 billion for climate-friendly infrastructure at ports

The Biden administration is awarding nearly $3 billion to boost climate-friendly equipment and infrastructure at ports across the country, including Baltimore, where a bridge...

Orphaned wells are on the rise, but money to plug them is lacking

A recent report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor reveals the state’s challenges in managing orphaned oil and gas wells in the state, The Center Square reports. The...

Louisiana’s multipronged push toward industrial- and utility-scale solar is making big waves

First Solar’s Georges Antoun can hardly contain his excitement about the future of the state’s solar energy market. What began as a trickle could soon...

What Morgan Stanley’s investment in carbon capture means for Louisiana

Investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has struck a deal that aims to remove 40,000 tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, Axios reports. Morgan Stanley is investing...

What a new international report says about clean energy

The world is set to make abundant energy by the second half of the decade as the production of batteries and solar panels surges,...

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