Carbon capture projects are still under scrutiny in Louisiana
A legislative task force heard last week from industry leaders aiming to counter south Louisiana residents’ widespread concerns about carbon capture and sequestration projects,...
Environmental groups vow to continue push against carbon capture
State leaders rejoiced last week over the federal government’s decision to give Louisiana authority to permit and regulate the wells needed to store industrial...
EPA grants Louisiana primacy in permitting, regulating carbon capture wells
The Environmental Protection Agency is handing Louisiana regulators the power to approve carbon capture projects at a time when the state’s influential energy sector...
Should voters decide fate of proposed carbon storage project under Lake Maurepas?
Livingston Parish President-elect Randy Delatte had a simple recommendation for a state task force gathering input on a controversial proposal to inject carbon dioxide...
New federal rule requires oil and gas industry to monitor for methane leaks
A new federal rule issued last week targets the oil and gas industry’s methane emissions, which experts say are a primary culprit in global...
Louisiana, Texas projects highlight differing views on carbon removal
In Texas, oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum is constructing a giant facility to suck 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of the...
Commonwealth LNG signs carbon capture and storage agreement with OnStream CO2
Commonwealth LNG has entered into a memorandum of understanding with OnStream CO2 LLC for a carbon capture and storage solution at Commonwealth’s 9.3 million...
LSU researchers developing sensors to detect carbon capture leaks
Researchers in LSU’s engineering department are working to develop specialized monitors that can detect leaks in CO2 pipelines and carbon capture and storage sites...
Inside the debate over the EPA’s proposed carbon rules for power plants
Electric reliability has been a hot topic lately—from congressional hearings to regulatory agencies and at the regional transmission organizations that run the electric grid...
Neighbors continue to call for scrutiny of Lake Maurepas carbon capture project
The new state task force on carbon capture and storage projects met Monday and got an earful from opponents of a proposal to store...
