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How will Louisiana’s growing green energy industry fare during the new administration?

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, U.S. Energy policy is expected to change, reports WWL in New Orleans. So what does the future...

How will the EPA’s new ‘methane fee’ impact the oil and gas industry?

Oil and natural gas companies for the first time will have to pay a federal fee if they emit methane above certain levels under...

Is there new hope for offshore wind in the Gulf?

A surprise pitch from a midwest company with no experience building offshore wind farms has reignited enthusiasm for wind energy development in the Gulf...

Voters OK putting offshore wind energy revenue into Louisiana coastal projects

Louisiana voters last week greenlit the constitutional amendment dedicating revenue from offshore-based wind energy projects towards coastal projects, Louisiana Illuminator reports.  A little more than 73%...

Reform proposals won’t change Louisiana’s most lucrative tax break

While many of the state’s tax breaks face the ax as Gov. Jeff Landry’s tax reform proposal swaps them for lower income tax rates,...

Landry asks Biden to recognize natural gas as clean energy

Gov. Jeff Landry has issued an executive order declaring natural gas to be clean energy and requesting that the Biden administration lift all rules...

State board extends ITEP emergency rule another 180 days

The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry extended the Industrial Tax Exemption Program emergency rule, which was set to expire last week. The renewal...

Two more governors join energy coalition co-founded by Gov. Landry

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves last week joined the Governors’ Coalition for Energy Choice. The coalition was formed by Gov. Jeff Landry...

Louisiana is included in the Biden administration’s latest round of EV battery funding

The Biden administration is awarding over $3 billion to U.S. companies to boost domestic production of advanced batteries and other materials used for electric...

Why are so many top administrators at LDEQ exiting?

A top official at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality has transferred out of the agency, marking the latest of at least five high-level...

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