Tulane Offshore Wind Conference set for Jan. 18
With Gulf wind leases a reality by 2025, the Tulane Energy Law Center announced that it will host the first Tulane Offshore Wind Conference:...
Louisiana’s energy efficiency ranking slips further
Louisiana is among the worst states in the nation for efforts to “advance energy efficiency in service of decarbonization,” according to a recent report...
Gov. Edwards wants EPA to help clean up Capitol Lakes
Gov. John Bel Edwards today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency as the final step required to classify the heavily contaminated Capitol...
Entergy, Cameron LNG agreement expected to reduce facility’s emissions
Entergy Louisiana LLC announced last week that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cameron LNG for a new electric service agreement that...
New ExxonMobil corporate plan stresses lower-emission initiatives
ExxonMobil last week unveiled a new corporate plan that includes increasing its stock buybacks and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. Its stock is gaining.
The oil and...
LSU researchers create new flood prediction model for hurricanes
When Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 1 storm in 2018, it set records for rainfall, creating damaging 500-year flooding...
ExxonMobil, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries form carbon capture technology alliance
ExxonMobil announced last week that it has joined forces with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to deploy MHI’s leading CO2 capture technology as part of ExxonMobil’s end-to-end...
DOI targets oil and gas flaring in latest action
The Interior Department last week proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest action by the...
AGs push back against EPA ‘environmental justice’ rule
Twelve attorneys general have submitted comments to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about a new proposed rule they argue will increase...
State’s legal showdown may preview national battle over hydrogen
The developer of a $4.5 billion hydrogen project in Louisiana is in a legal battle with local lawmakers in a case that analysts say...
