Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant
Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of its pelletizer plant in St. James Parish, just one year...
Judge orders EPA to update oil spill chemical rules
A federal judge ruled Aug. 9 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must update nearly three-decade-old regulations about the chemicals that can be used...
ExxonMobil considering net-zero carbon pledge
ExxonMobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, in what would amount to a significant strategic...
Fifth Circuit ruling could send coastal litigation to federal court
Oil companies fighting dozens of lawsuits that blame drilling for decades of coastal erosion and wetland loss in Louisiana are pleased with a new...
Louisiana solar farms have surprising owners
Of the 16 solar power farms proposed in Louisiana, nearly half are controlled by an East Coast hedge fund with an appetite for solar...
Report finds industry biggest source of state’s carbon emissions
On July 29, the Climate Initiatives Task Force reviewed an official report on the state’s emissions that revealed that the industrial sector is the...
DOE funds LSU Industrial Assessment Center
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in a press release last week the distribution of $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort...
BOEM assessing interest in Gulf wind leases
The Biden Administration has ambitious plans to expand offshore wind to the Gulf of Mexico—and those plans are beginning to take shape, reports The...
Carbon capture projects in Louisiana gaining steam but obstacles remain
At first glance it would seem to be a “win-win” scenario by any measure, but Louisiana’s budding carbon capture, utilization and storage, or CCUS,...
How Entergy is preparing for the future of electric vehicles
As electric vehicles rise in popularity, Entergy is preparing its Louisiana service areas for the shift away from traditional cars by electrifying its fleets,...
