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Coalition of groups files suit against the EPA over landmark climate rollback

A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been...

Judge rejects Trump’s national security claim, revives offshore wind project

A federal judge last week ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such...

Gov. Landry rolls out strategy to fast-track state’s energy growth

Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday announced a new statewide energy strategy aimed at accelerating investment, streamlining permitting and positioning Louisiana as a national and...

Local veto power? State lawmakers push to put carbon storage in parish hands

Louisiana lawmakers are moving to give local governments new authority over carbon capture and sequestration projects, a shift that could reshape one of the...

Why Trump wants US oil companies back in Venezuela

President Trump says he wants U.S. oil giants to move back into Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, promising billions in investment...
Southern Energy Conference

Louisiana could cut royalties on oil produced on state lands

Oil and gas producers in Louisiana could pay lower royalties to drill on state lands under a new plan released by the Louisiana Department...

EPA administrator signals faster permitting, industry collaboration at LABI roundtable

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry earlier this month hosted a business roundtable with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, giving Louisiana business leaders a rare chance...

When will Gov. Landry’s CCS moratorium be lifted? Uncertainty abounds

It’s been two months since Gov. Jeff Landry ordered a moratorium on new applications for carbon capture injection wells in Louisiana, a move that...

Delegation seeks to stop new oil drilling off Florida coast

Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling for the first time in...
Commonwealth LNG

Regulators re-issue coastal use permit for Commonwealth LNG terminal

Louisiana regulators have re-issued a key coastal use permit for the Commonwealth LNG export terminal in Cameron Parish after updating an environmental review a...

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