Federal reversals and mixed signals shake up Louisiana’s decarbonization projects
While the oil and gas market has been virtually unthrottled by recent Executive Orders from the Trump administration and subsequent hard reverses in regulatory...
Louisiana looks to Denmark for lessons on wind energy
Last week, a group of Louisiana leaders traveled to Denmark to get a firsthand look at how the country became a global trailblazer in...
Chevron gets hit with a $740M verdict over Louisiana’s wetlands
Oil company Chevron must pay at least $740 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday...
America’s ports have been working to clean up. Will that continue?
Many of the nation's ports have made advances in reducing emissions through state regulation, diesel pollution reduction efforts, international maritime requirements to cut emissions...
How rising temperatures are driving a surge in global energy demand
Global energy demand is surging at a faster pace as record-high temperatures fuel the need for cooling systems, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Last year was the...
Noah Hoggatt is the latest in a string of departures at LDEQ
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality’s top lawyer resigned last week, marking the latest string of executive departures under Secretary Aurelia Giacometto.
Noah Hoggatt, who...
A roundup of the EPA’s moves last week to deregulate
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling...
Trump administration expected to drop lawsuit against Louisiana plant
President Donald Trump’s administration plans to drop a federal lawsuit against a synthetic rubber manufacturer accused of worsening cancer risks for residents in a...
War on wind begins: Developers scrap plans and write down billions
Developers are delaying some wind projects and writing down the value of investments, while other plans are hanging in limbo after President Donald Trump’s...
New $500 million EV battery material plant in Waggaman to be first in the...
Japan’s UBE Corp. recently broke ground in Waggaman on what will be the nation's only dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC) plant...
