Air Products still weighing options for massive Louisiana project
Air Products is still weighing its options when it comes to a stalled Louisiana project that has been billed as the company's largest U.S....
Legislators block bills that would have allowed parishes to ban CCS
Members of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee blocked five separate measures that would have provided for local control over CCS in Allen,...
Carbon capture could become a defining issue in the U.S. Senate race
State Treasurer John Fleming's opposition to carbon storage is becoming a central theme in his Republican primary challenge, as he hopes to distinguish himself...
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...
