Marathon’s Garyville plant earns ENERGY STAR certification
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced March 25 that Marathon Petroleum Corp. of Garyville, La., is among 95 facilities nationwide to earn ENERGY...
Bill could make Louisiana a hub for carbon capture and sequestration
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy has joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the nation’s first comprehensive carbon dioxide infrastructure package, which could make...
Proposed $2B Louisiana project could restore wetlands; critics fear impacts
A proposed $2 billion project could protect and restore thousands of acres of Louisiana wetlands, but there will be work to do to mitigate...
Landry authorizes lawsuit settlement between oil company, state
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced on March 4 that he has signed off on a deal to resolve litigation involving an oil-and-gas company...
ExxonMobil creates carbon capture business unit
ExxonMobil Corp. says the time has come to turn capturing carbon emissions into a real business, as it faces pressure from activists to become...
GAO cites BSEE improvements under Angelle
Last week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office's biennial High-Risk Series Report cited the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement’s (BSEE’s) for progress in addressing...
ElementUS plans $800 million ‘rare earth elements’ project
ElementUS, a joint venture of DADA and Enervoxa, announced last week that it's planning to make an $800 million capital investment to extract rare...
LSU study suggests carbon tax could help meet emissions goals
A new white paper published by LSU's Center for Energy Studies suggests that carbon tax revenues could advance carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS),...
Norco plant to complement Port Arthur renewable diesel facility
Darling and Valero recently announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval to begin construction of a renewable diesel...
Audit questions state’s air quality enforcement
Though Louisiana’s air quality has improved in recent years, state regulators should be doing more to ensure companies are complying with air quality rules,...
