This company admits violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities
British energy giant Drax Global, already under scrutiny for running afoul of environmental laws in multiple states, has disclosed to the state of Louisiana...
Competition with China fuels domestic EV manufacturing market
Regardless of where one stands on the future of electric vehicles in the U.S., most agree that a reduced dependence upon China would be...
EV battery component manufacturing poised to be Louisiana’s next big industry
It’s not likely that Louisiana’s fledgling electric vehicle battery industry would even exist without federal assistance, but state economic leaders really don’t care.
As Baton...
Can Louisiana play a major role in the emerging clean hydrogen industry?
The Louisiana Clean Hydrogen Task Force, led by State Rep. Joseph Orgeron, recently convened at the state Capitol to explore the state’s potential in...
See energy and environmental highlights from the last legislative session
A number of new laws impacting energy production and environmental regulation came out of the recently concluded Louisiana legislative session.
Local firm Kean Miller breaks...
Jefferson Davis ITEP committee approves portion of $440 million solar project
A newly formed Jeff Davis Parish Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) committee approved a request Wednesday for a 10-year industrial tax break for a...
ExxonMobil, CF Industries ink carbon capture deal
ExxonMobil has signed its fourth carbon capture and storage (CCS) agreement with CF Industries in Yazoo City, Miss., reports World Oil. The project aims...
Louisiana looks to Idaho National Laboratory for a nuclear strategy
Louisiana leaders are working with Idaho National Laboratory’s (INL) Frontiers Initiative to help the state become a national leader in advanced nuclear energy, INL...
Why electric vehicles are cheaper than ever
Automakers are splurging on financing deals and cash incentives to entice buyers to close on electric vehicles, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The discounts come after demand has...
Workers clean up crude oil spill in Bayou Lafourche
More than 100 workers spent Sunday continuing the cleanup of a crude oil spill in Bayou Lafourche near Raceland, hoping to protect the drinking...
