Federal funding boost gives state carbon capture project new life
The U.S. Department of Energy signaled up to $600 million in potential funding following a sweeping federal review, giving the green light to a...
House Bill concerning eminent domain over carbon capture fails
After more than four hours of debate at the Louisiana State Capitol, House lawmakers rejected House Bill 7 on Wednesday, which would have prevented...
New bills aim to ban or restrict carbon storage in Louisiana
The divisions are deepening among Republican state legislators over the future of carbon capture and sequestration, Louisiana Illuminator writes. In several recently introduced bills,...
Lawmakers divided on future of state wood pellet industry
Louisiana lawmakers are divided over expanding the state’s wood pellet industry while restricting the carbon capture projects it relies upon. A proposed bill promotes...
Carbon sequestration draft permit approval advances Columbia biofuels plant
A proposed biofuels facility in northeast Louisiana is a step closer to reality after state regulators approved a draft permit for a Class VI...
State challenges claims of fast-tracked carbon capture expansion
Louisiana energy regulators are pushing back against an environmental group’s report that claims the state is fast-tracking dozens of carbon capture and storage projects...
ExxonMobil begins CCS operations at facility north of Lake Charles
ExxonMobil announced this week that it is now transporting and storing captured CO2 from its New Generation Gas Gathering (NG3) facility in Gillis, north...
Carbon capture boom puts Louisiana at center of safety, oversight debate
Louisiana is poised to become the national epicenter of carbon capture and sequestration, with at least 65 proposed projects—more than any other state—raising alarms...
What two new national lab partnerships mean for energy research at LSU
LSU is expanding its national research footprint through new formal partnerships with two of the U.S. Department of Energy’s most prominent national laboratories, positioning...
ExxonMobil expanding its Gulf Coast carbon storage operations
ExxonMobil has begun transporting and permanently storing carbon dioxide from the CF Industries ammonia plant in Donaldsonville, marking a major expansion of its carbon capture...
