A wildfire discovery could lead to a deal over Baton Rouge’s ozone woes
The Baton Rouge-area industrial complex could reap some surprising benefits from last year’s wildfires in the Northwest. The 2017 fire season was so severe,...
Get to know EPA’s Anne Idsal
Anne Idsal has spent her career shaping environmental and land policy in Texas—first as general counsel to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, then...
Scientists are on the trail of new solutions to oil seepages
As owners go to extraordinary lengths to prevent environmental impacts in their offshore oil and gas operations, science is taking a laboratory-based approach to...
What’s the Water Institute of the Gulf doing in Lafourche and Lake Charles?
Anchored by a new building and a renewed sense of purpose, the Water Institute of the Gulf in Baton Rouge is turning its gaze...
Shell Cougar: Sleeping with the fishes
In the early 1980s, the Shell Cougar platform helped define the outer limits of the Gulf of Mexico—a steel monument to human ingenuity and...
Weeks Marine finds growth and diversification in the expanding coastal restoration and LNG markets
A proliferation of coastal restoration projects and LNG facilities has reinvigorated Weeks Marine Inc.’s decades-long presence along the Gulf Coast. Its strategically placed equipment...
While industry is encouraged by regulation postponements, DEQ fears funding cuts might slow permitting
The person leading the EPA’s Region 6 in Dallas is nearly as important to Louisiana industry and the state’s Department of Environmental Quality as...
Honeywell products made in Louisiana are impacting a series of industries
Innovative products manufactured at Honeywell plants in Louisiana are having a global impact—not only on a wide range of industries, but also on the...
Insight: Environmental considerations in project development
Environmental considerations can determine the success or failure of a commercial or industrial project. They should be carefully evaluated at the earliest planning stages...
Louisiana’s ‘Rigs to Reefs’ program is a win-win for industry the Gulf
While in its essence an environmental solution, the practice of converting offshore platforms into artificial reefs is usually a matter of financial common sense....
