Court won’t block federal rule on emissions at Denka’s LaPlace facility
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to block a new federal rule requiring Denka Performance Elastomers to dramatically limit the release of...
Supreme Court upends 40-year-old Chevron decision, considered a win for business interests
The Supreme Court last week upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace...
Louisiana, others hope to block federal rule requiring oil & gas industry to cover...
Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi sued the U.S. government last week to block a proposed federal rule that would require the offshore oil and gas...
Pipeline brawl in Louisiana rattles industry desperate to build
A legal battle in Louisiana is hobbling construction of three pipeline projects worth more than $2 billion, reports Insurance Journal. Yet the litigation isn’t...
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...
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...
Court testimony details Shell earnings, profits
Financial details of Shell’s vast oil and gas trading business are some of the company’s closest-held secrets.
However, testimony by a former head of Shell’s...
Groups sue Louisiana over LNG project permits
Community and environmental groups are suing Louisiana to block approvals for a massive liquefied natural gas export project, reports E&E News.
In a petition filed last...
LNG permit freeze challenged by 16 states in lawsuit
Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other U.S. states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
