Environmental

Landry argues for injunction against ‘social cost’ carbon plan

Attorney General Jeff Landry is asking a federal court in Lafayette to halt a Biden administration plan to apply climate change “social cost” damages...
Southern Energy Conference

Louisiana among states warning banks against targeting energy companies

Louisiana Treasurer John Schroder cosigned a letter with 15 other state treasurers and chief financial officers warning large banks to back off an “ongoing...

Venture Global announces $10 billion investment in Cameron LNG facility

Venture Global LNG CEO Mike Sabel announced Dec. 2 that his company would invest more than $10 billion in a new liquefied natural gas...

BSEE conducts unannounced spill response exercise in Gulf of Mexico

The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) preparedness analysts and engineers conducted a virtual Government Initiated Unannounced Exercise (GIUE) in the Gulf of...

ExxonMobil boosts spending on emission reduction projects by $12B

ExxonMobil says it is boosting its spending on greenhouse gas emission reduction projects to $15 billion over the next six years, up from its...

Oil industry opposes proposed royalty increase

New proposals by the Biden administration and Congress could have a major impact on Louisiana's oil and gas industry, reports Houma Today. On Nov. 26, ...

Air Products earns top sustainability listing, but how clean is blue hydrogen?

Pennsylvania-based industrial gas company Air Products, which in October announced plans for a massive $4.5 billion blue hydrogen complex in Ascension Parish, was listed...

Entergy Louisiana signs three deals with solar energy producer

Renewable energy provider D. E. Shaw Renewable has signed three solar power off-take agreements with Entergy Louisiana. The multimillion dollar solar facilities will be built...

Ascension school superintendent: CF Industries deal would create growth

Ascension Parish Public Schools Superintendent David Alexander says he believes an 80 percent property tax abatement for CF Industries’ proposed “green ammonia” nitrogen complex...

New ULL extension service to help state reach carbon neutrality

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is establishing an extension service to help the state meet objectives for reducing carbon dioxide and methane emissions,...

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