ExxonMobil sees carbon capture market at $4 trillion by 2050
ExxonMobiil estimates there will be a $4 trillion market by 2050 for capturing carbon dioxide and storing it underground, the company said in a...
Louisiana loses challenge to federal greenhouse gas emissions policy
In a victory for the Biden administration, a federal appeals court last week refused to revisit its March decision reviving administration plans to account...
Louisiana has become carbon capture capital of the South
Louisiana has become the carbon capture capital of the South, propelled by federal funding promoting carbon dioxide sequestration technology, a governor focused on reducing...
EPA investigates Louisiana environmental, health agencies for discrimination in air permits
The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether two state agencies discriminated against black residents when they were involved in permitting decisions for two chemical plants...
LSU research could turn carbon into useful resource
LSU doctoral student Cal Hendershot and his advisor, LSU Professor John Flake, are working on a way to effectively take carbon dioxide from the...
B&W, Kiewit to develop biomass-to-energy plant at Baton Rouge port
Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) is partnering with Kiewit Industrial to design and construct a net-negative carbon impact biomass power plant at the Port of Greater...
Occidental, Weyerhaeuser evaluate Louisiana carbon capture hub
Occidental Petroleum says its Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary and Weyerhaeuser will evaluate the potential development of a carbon capture and sequestration project in...
MMR solar energy storage project a sign of sector growth
Azelio AB, a Swedish renewable power company, is working with Baton Rouge-based MMR Group to bring its solar energy storage system to the domestic...
Federal regulators pull back on plan to assess climate impact of gas pipelines
Amid pushback from industry and lawmakers in both parties, federal energy regulators on March 24 scaled back plans to consider how natural gas projects...
Chevron agrees to carbon-offset reforestation in St. Charles Parish
Chevron USA Inc., through its Chevron New Energies division, and Restore the Earth Foundation Inc. announced on Monday that they have agreed to an...
