Westlake Chemical spending $110M to cut air pollution as part of settlement
Three subsidiaries of Westlake Chemical last week settled allegations that they violated federal and state pollution control laws, reports the Associated Press.
The U.S. Department...
Brave New World: Growing for the inevitable energy transition in Louisiana
It represents a monumental shift in mindset. Owners in the industrial space are no longer digging in their heels in resistance to a changing global...
Belle Chase company’s invention is collecting, recycling offshore oil spills
Timmy Couvillion, CEO of Couvillion Group LLC in Belle Chasse, has conceived of and installed a system to help contain oil spills resulting from hurricanes...
DOE secretary visits GE wind turbine plant at Michoud
Jennifer Granholm, U.S. energy secretary, visited the LM Wind Power wind blade test facility in New Orleans east last week, reports Fox 8 News.
Granholm...
Activists push back against LNG plants in southwest Louisiana
Justin Kray, a member of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a statewide nonprofit dedicated to environmental issues, says the impacts of climate change in Cameron...
The Legal Quagmire: The courtroom battles over environmental policy
Courtrooms across the U.S. are finding themselves on the front lines of a nationwide struggle over federal and state rights in regulating environmental policy....
Nutrien plans world’s largest clean ammonia plant in Geismar by 2024
Nutrien, one of the largest producers of potash and nitrogen fertilizers, has struck a deal with Denbury Carbon Solutions to handle captured emissions from...
Sempra signs LNG carbon sequestration agreement for Hackberry site
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra, announced Monday that it has signed a participation agreement with TotalEnergies, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corp. for...
Biden administration promises offshore plan but isn’t committing to lease sales
U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says the department will release a five-year proposal for energy development in federal waters such as...
Companies plan carbon capture transport to Livingston Parish
Two publicly traded companies have reached an agreement to transport industrial carbon dioxide emissions along the Mississippi River corridor from Jefferson Parish to the...
