Fifth Circuit ruling could send coastal litigation to federal court
Oil companies fighting dozens of lawsuits that blame drilling for decades of coastal erosion and wetland loss in Louisiana are pleased with a new...
Louisiana solar farms have surprising owners
Of the 16 solar power farms proposed in Louisiana, nearly half are controlled by an East Coast hedge fund with an appetite for solar...
Report finds industry biggest source of state’s carbon emissions
On July 29, the Climate Initiatives Task Force reviewed an official report on the state’s emissions that revealed that the industrial sector is the...
DOE funds LSU Industrial Assessment Center
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in a press release last week the distribution of $60 million in funding for its largest-ever cohort...
BOEM assessing interest in Gulf wind leases
The Biden Administration has ambitious plans to expand offshore wind to the Gulf of Mexico—and those plans are beginning to take shape, reports The...
Carbon capture projects in Louisiana gaining steam but obstacles remain
At first glance it would seem to be a “win-win” scenario by any measure, but Louisiana’s budding carbon capture, utilization and storage, or CCUS,...
How Entergy is preparing for the future of electric vehicles
As electric vehicles rise in popularity, Entergy is preparing its Louisiana service areas for the shift away from traditional cars by electrifying its fleets,...
CITGO will pay nearly $20M for Calcasieu River oil discharge
CITGO Petroleum Corporation has agreed to pay $19.69 million to resolve federal and state claims for natural resource damages under the Oil Pollution Act...
Venture Global to store carbon at Calcasieu Pass, Plaquemines LNG sites
Venture Global LNG plans to capture and sequester carbon at its Calcasieu Pass and Plaquemines LNG facilities, according to the company's May 27 press...
Activist investor shakes up ExxonMobil board by winning seats
Activist investor Engine No. 1 won at least two seats on the board of ExxonMobil, delivering a sharp rebuke to the nation’s largest oil...
