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...
CF Industries begins construction of $4B blue ammonia project in Ascension Parish
CF Industries is set to begin construction this month on its $4 billion Blue Point blue ammonia export project in Ascension Parish after receiving...
Sodium-ion batteries hold promise as alternative for large-scale energy storage
Sodium-ion batteries, which use abundant materials such as sodium found in ordinary table salt instead of scarce lithium and other critical minerals, are emerging...
