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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...

As rail strike looms, U.S. industry braces for impact

American consumers and nearly every U.S. industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month, reports the Associated Press. One of...

State’s legal showdown may preview national battle over hydrogen

The developer of a $4.5 billion hydrogen project in Louisiana is in a legal battle with local lawmakers in a case that analysts say...

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