Westerman: Technology best way to combat climate change
The incoming chair of the House Natural Resources Committee wants to allow more mining and believes technology—not limitations on fossil fuel production—is the best...
BP dials back push into renewable energy
BP Chief Executive Bernard Looney plans to dial back elements of the oil giant’s high-profile push into renewable energy and pursue a narrower green...
Louisiana counts $21B in announced decarbonization projects since 2020
More than $21 billion in new and expanded industrial projects focused on decarbonization have been announced for Louisiana since 2020, state officials say.
That’s one...
BRAC partners on low-carbon tech event series, launch of online community
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber and the Baton Rouge Carbon Reduction Alliance have partnered with a bioeconomy media company to create an online community...
States sue to block DOL rule permitting ESG investing
Twenty-five states, two oil-services companies and an oil and natural gas advocacy group filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Thursday against the Department...
SLCC director represents Gulf Region at energy transition conference
South Louisiana Community College’s Tammie Moore recently represented Acadiana, Louisiana and the Gulf Region at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's workshop,...
‘Forever chemicals’ detected at five Louisiana sites along the Mississippi River
Some of the “forever chemicals” that scientists have linked to various health risks were found at five different locations of the Mississippi River in...
Auditor: ‘Ineffective internal audit function’ continues to plague DEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s “ineffective internal audit function” is an ongoing problem that fails to ensure tax dollars are spent as they...
LSU first school to offer carbon capture concentration for engineering students
LSU is the first school in the country to offer a formal petroleum engineering concentration focusing in carbon capture, utilization and storage, the university...
New federal office to tackle Louisiana’s ‘orphan’ oil well problem
The federal government is establishing an office dedicated to cleaning up abandoned oil and gas sites, a move that Louisiana officials say will likely...
