Environmental

Louisiana joins coalition of states pushing back against green energy transition

Louisiana has joined a 19-state coalition challenging a federal agency requiring states to implement a “green energy” transition, The Center Square reports. Led by Texas,...

Louisiana Survey: See what residents are saying about energy, environment

Findings from LSU’s 2024 Louisiana Survey show that Louisiana residents support expanding fossil fuels and renewable energy resources. In the third and final report from the survey,...

Texas to offer 1.1 million acres of offshore tracts for carbon sequestration leases

Texas plans to put 1.1 million acres of state waters and bays along the Gulf of Mexico up for bid, targeting parties interested in...

ExxonMobil awards EPC contract for Louisiana CCUS project

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to Technip Energies and Turner Industries for a massive carbon capture, utilization and storage project in...

Oil companies in Vermont must now pay for damage from climate change

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate...

Louisiana Clean Fuels Summit set for June 12-13 in Lake Charles

The Clean Fuels Summit clean transportation conference and expo will be held June 12-13 at the L'auberge Casino and Resort in Lake Charles. Industry leaders from...

This Louisiana plant says it might have to close if EPA rules aren’t relaxed

A synthetic rubber manufacturer in Louisiana accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority-Black community told a federal appeals court that it...

‘Scope 3’ emissions are often overlooked in the quest for carbon neutrality

It’s a frequently ignored, but critically important, piece of the carbon neutrality puzzle. As industrial owners aggressively pursue their own internal environmental goals, the emissions...

PSC approves Entergy Louisiana’s historic renewable power expansion

Entergy Louisiana's proposal to add up to three gigawatts of economic solar power to its generation portfolio has been approved by the Louisiana Public...

Largest marsh restoration in state history nears completion

The largest marsh restoration project in Louisiana’s history—rebuilding nearly 3,000 acres of marsh in Lake Borgne—is nearing completion. The $114.7 million project—stretching a little more...

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