Houston dredging company to pay $1 million for Louisiana oil spill
A Houston dredging company has been ordered to pay a $1 million fine for an oil spill that occurred when a subcontractor cut through...
Lotte Chemical considering electrolyte solvent facility in Lake Charles area
Lotte Chemical Corp. announced June 20 that it is considering the construction of an electrolyte solvent facility in the Lake Charles area to bolster...
Louisiana’s surging LNG industry might have a water problem
Cameron Parish and Lake Charles are home to an industrial revival, as companies scramble to build new export terminals and expand existing facilities for...
Honeywell, EnLink partner to grow carbon capture in region
Honeywell and EnLink Midstream have announced a partnership to expand their carbon capture services in the Mississippi River corridor between Baton Rouge and New...
Rising natural gas prices raise concerns for Louisiana industry
Only a few months ago, Louisiana’s chemical manufacturing sector seemed “poised for a booming year,” according to industry leaders and analysts. While the price of natural...
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...
