OSHA to increase fines for violations beginning Jan. 17
Running afoul of OSHA will get more expensive for companies beginning this week. The agency announced that it’s increasing the maximum fines it can levy...
Biden administration proposes tougher emissions standards
The Biden administration is proposing lower limits for a deadly air pollutant, saying tougher standards for soot from tailpipes, smokestacks and wildfires could prevent...
ExxonMobil sues to block EU windfall tax
U.S. oil major ExxonMobil is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on oil...
Conservative legislators consider ban on ESG principles
A panel led by two conservative Louisiana legislators is working to understand and possibly end the use of progressive corporate principles known as ESG...
Jericho Energy joins tri-state hydrogen hub
Jericho Energy Ventures Inc., headquartered in Vancouver, has announced that it will participate in the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a three-state public-private partnership across Louisiana,...
Gov. Edwards wants EPA to help clean up Capitol Lakes
Gov. John Bel Edwards today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency as the final step required to classify the heavily contaminated Capitol...
Billions in offshore royalties tied up in government spending fight
Whether Louisiana and other coastal states with offshore energy production will soon receive billions of additional dollars in royalty payments depends upon the partisan...
DOI targets oil and gas flaring in latest action
The Interior Department last week proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest action by the...
Rail grant provides $1.5 million for NOPB transloading park
Last week, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive $3 million in grant funding under the Class...
AGs push back against EPA ‘environmental justice’ rule
Twelve attorneys general have submitted comments to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about a new proposed rule they argue will increase...
