Solar power offers $6 billion opportunity for Louisiana, researchers say
Efforts by a task force created Gov. John Bel Edwards to recruit and launch carbon capture projects in Louisiana—as a way to reduce the...
No-cost assessment identifies energy savings for small, medium manufacturers
Small- and medium-sized manufacturers in Louisiana may be eligible to receive a no-cost assessment provided by DOE Industrial Assessment Centers.
The U.S. Department of Energy...
Climate report can’t defend leasing pause, industry warns
If the Biden administration cites the Aug. 9 United Nations climate report as evidence to support keeping federal oil and gas leasing on pause,...
Nucor Steel withdraws expansion plan for St. James Parish plant
Nucor Steel has withdrawn its Title V permit application for a major expansion of its pelletizer plant in St. James Parish, just one year...
Judge orders EPA to update oil spill chemical rules
A federal judge ruled Aug. 9 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must update nearly three-decade-old regulations about the chemicals that can be used...
ExxonMobil considering net-zero carbon pledge
ExxonMobil Corp is considering a pledge to reduce its net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, in what would amount to a significant strategic...
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...
