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...
Parish president, PALA deny any link between Livingston project and carbon capture
Livingston Parish President Randy Delatte on Thursday issued a statement on social media dispelling “rumors” that PALA Interstate’s recently announced expansion project in the parish is...
Local veto power? State lawmakers push to put carbon storage in parish hands
Louisiana lawmakers are moving to give local governments new authority over carbon capture and sequestration projects, a shift that could reshape one of the...
EPA administrator signals faster permitting, industry collaboration at LABI roundtable
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry earlier this month hosted a business roundtable with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, giving Louisiana business leaders a rare chance...
When will Gov. Landry’s CCS moratorium be lifted? Uncertainty abounds
It’s been two months since Gov. Jeff Landry ordered a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana, a move that...
‘A lot at stake’: Economist Loren Scott weighs in on Gov. Landry’s CCS moratorium
It’s no small development, economist Loren Scott says, that Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered a temporary halt on new applications for carbon capture injection...
Carbon capture projects position Louisiana for billions in federal tax credits
Louisiana’s industrial sector could reap more than $3.5 billion in federal tax credits through carbon capture and sequestration projects, The Center Square reports.
According to...
Applications for carbon storage wells are surging in Louisiana
Louisiana regulators are seeing a surge of applications tied to carbon capture and storage, The Center Square reports.
The Department of Energy and Natural Resources has issued...
