UN report paints dire picture of south Louisiana’s future due to climate change
Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane...
Louisiana PSC, others seek to stop utilities from charging for anti-solar advocacy
A handful of groups that support rooftop solar, along with several attorneys general and the Louisiana Public Service Commission, have asked the Federal Energy...
Opponents voice concerns over Lake Charles ‘blue methanol’ plant
A permit renewal for a proposed "blue methanol" plant in Lake Charles was the subject of a Feb. 25 public hearing in Carlyss, La.,...
Energy, pipeline companies offer 500 million tons of carbon capture capacity to Louisiana industry
EnLink Midstream and Talos Energy are jointly offering carbon capture, transportation and sequestration for industrial-scale emitters in Louisiana, the companies announced Tuesday.
The service offering is focused...
Pipeline safeguards weren’t working during New Orleans diesel spill
A corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning...
Louisiana federal judge blocks higher climate cost estimate on emissions
On Feb. 11, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting...
UL Lafayette builds new Solar Energy Lab
A new 4,500-square-foot Solar Energy Lab is under construction at the UL Lafayette solar testing facility at the University Research Park in Lafayette, reports...
EPA plans surprise inspections at Louisiana plants
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Jan. 26 that it would conduct a series of enforcement actions aimed to hold industry accountable, reports The American...
Louisiana, Texas push for carbon capture oversight
Louisiana and Texas are hoping to wrest oversight of carbon capture wells from federal regulators in order to speed the permitting process, reports Reuters.
The...
LSU chemists discover way to improve biofuel and biomaterial production
Globally, sustainable energy is in demand, and plant biomass has been a front-runner as a renewable resource.
Until now, physical and chemical interactions in plant...
