States restrict air quality data from being used for enforcement
Federal funding for public air monitoring has fallen more than 35% over two decades after adjusting for inflation, Floodlight reports. The number of government...
GM develops next-generation battery cells in bet on homegrown battery tech
General Motors is increasing its focus on sodium-ion technology for energy storage systems used by homes, businesses and data centers, CNBC reports. The company...
China still looms large in battery manufacturing sector
In August, the Department of Energy awarded $500 million to seven companies working in battery minerals, materials, manufacturing and recycling, CNBC reports. Some recipients...
Planned $277M heavy rare earths facility at the Port of Vinton gets financial backing
Aclara Resources has received a letter of interest from the U.S. Export-Import Bank for up to $750 million to support Project Dynamo, its planned...
Lemoine Disaster Recovery, Garner Environmental land $30M orphan well cleanup program contracts
Lafayette-based Lemoine Disaster Recovery and Houston-based Garner Environmental Services will lead the first phase of a major effort to plug and clean up orphaned...
Hyundai’s $5.8 billion low-carbon steel plant breaks ground
Officials broke ground on the new $5.8 billion Hyundai steel plant in Donaldsonville on Friday, reports WBRZ.
Site preparation for the project began several months...
Ascension’s industrial boom begins as CF Industries breaks ground on nearly $4B Blue Point...
Federal officials, state leaders, and energy executives gathered Wednesday to celebrate a milestone years in the making as CF Industries broke ground on Blue...
Plaquemines Parish’s coastal damage case against Chevron goes back to federal court
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has sent Plaquemines Parish’s $744.6 million coastal-damage case against Chevron back to a federal district judge and temporarily halted...
Executive orders speed critical minerals and rare earth production permitting
Two recently signed state executive orders could fast-track environmental permitting for critical minerals and rare earth production as part of an effort to lure...
Pecan Island residents form StopSpaceX group amid transparency concerns
Residents of Pecan Island have formed StopSpaceX amid reports that SpaceX may build a rocket facility nearby. Members are frustrated by the limited information...
