Pipeline brawl in Louisiana rattles industry desperate to build
A legal battle in Louisiana is hobbling construction of three pipeline projects worth more than $2 billion, reports Insurance Journal. Yet the litigation isn’t...
Oil companies in Vermont must now pay for damage from climate change
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate...
This Louisiana plant says it might have to close if EPA rules aren’t relaxed
A synthetic rubber manufacturer in Louisiana accused of increasing the cancer risk for the nearby majority-Black community told a federal appeals court that it...
Court testimony details Shell earnings, profits
Financial details of Shell’s vast oil and gas trading business are some of the company’s closest-held secrets.
However, testimony by a former head of Shell’s...
Groups sue Louisiana over LNG project permits
Community and environmental groups are suing Louisiana to block approvals for a massive liquefied natural gas export project, reports E&E News.
In a petition filed last...
LNG permit freeze challenged by 16 states in lawsuit
Texas, Louisiana and more than a dozen other U.S. states challenged the Biden administration’s suspension of new licenses to export natural gas via ocean-going...
Port Authority added as defendant in suit to block new Port NOLA terminal
The St. Bernard District Attorney last week added the St. Bernard Port Authority as a defendant in its current lawsuit against Port NOLA, reports...
Melancon: Pipeline disputes could pose risks to Louisiana’s energy sector [Opinion]
Editor’s note: This is a guest column written by Charlie Melancon. The viewpoints expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect...
Louisiana’s carbon capture permitting authority challenged by enviro groups
Environmental groups have challenged the Biden administration’s decision to give primary permitting authority to Louisiana over the state’s carbon sequestration wells, Reuters reports.
The Deep...
Court reinstates Formosa’s St. James plant permit, but project economics remain bleak
Last week, the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court decision and reinstated a permit for Formosa’s proposed petrochemical complex in St....
