Australian firm eyes Ascension Parish for EV battery materials production plant
Australian company Element 25 is exploring plans to build an electric vehicle battery materials production facility in Ascension Parish, LED announced last week.
If the project...
Louisiana energy companies wasted $82M in natural gas, analysis finds
A new environmental advocacy group analysis released last week found Louisiana’s oil and gas industry wasted over $82 million worth of natural gas in...
EPA head proposes new pollution cuts at chemical plants during Louisiana visit
EPA Administrator Michael Regan returned to Louisiana last week, announcing proposed new rules aimed at reducing pollution at more than 200 facilities nationwide as...
Ucore invests $75 million in Louisiana rare earth separation, purification facility
Ucore North America, a subsidiary of Ucore Rare Metals Inc., will invest $75 million to establish North America’s first modern technology rare earth element...
How soon could ExxonMobil’s low-carbon business overtake oil and gas revenues?
ExxonMobil’s low-carbon business has the potential to generate hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue and outperform the company’s traditional oil and gas side...
EPA declares Baton Rouge’s Capital Lakes cleanup a national priority
The Environmental Protection Agency announced it is adding the Capitol Lakes cleanup to its national priorities list.
Adding the Superfund site to the list permanently commits the...
Louisiana challenges EPA rule cutting ozone-forming pollution across state lines
Louisiana has joined Texas in asking a federal appeals court to throw out a new Environmental Protection Agency plan implementing its own rules to cut...
Milestone Carbon evaluates Terrebonne Parish site for carbon sequestration
Milestone Carbon in Houston announced that it will review a potential site for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) in Terrebonne Parish, reports Carbon Herald....
LSU report touts potential of planned carbon capture hub in Calcasieu Parish
A planned carbon capture and sequestration hub in Calcasieu Parish could abate some $11 billion in environmental damages over its lifetime, according to a new...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect nuclear power leaks
LSU engineering researchers are developing sensors that could quickly detect nuclear power leaks with the help of a $500,000 grant from the federal Nuclear...
