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Senate considers saving hydrogen tax credit

The Senate is considering a plan to save a lucrative tax credit for the production of hydrogen that would be scrapped in the tax-and-spending...

DOE cancels carbon capture grants in recent funding cuts

From carbon capture to solar power, companies across the clean-tech spectrum are reeling from funding withdrawals, policy changes and import restrictions brought in by...

Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill would eliminate hydrogen production credit

President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could upend Louisiana’s clean hydrogen economy by eliminating a popular tax credit starting next year, The Center...

Louisiana lawmakers are fast-tracking nuclear permitting

Louisiana is moving to fast-track environmental permitting for advanced nuclear projects under a bill that aligns the state with a national effort to accelerate...

Support is growing for a new container terminal at Port NOLA

With a key public hearing set for May 27, momentum is mounting behind the Port of New Orleans’ proposed Louisiana International Terminal in Violet,...

Seventeen states sue to block wind energy executive order

A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit last week against President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop the development of wind energy. Attorneys...

Louisiana universities brace for research funding losses

Louisiana will be among the most impacted states by the indefinite pause of funding from the National Science Foundation, Louisiana Illuminator writes. The National Science Foundation―one of...

Allen Parish sets rules for carbon storage wells

Last week, Allen Parish approved an ordinance establishing regulations for carbon storage wells. “One of the reasons they (CO2 companies) picked Allen Parish is...

Lawmakers strike down bill giving parishes say-so on carbon capture projects

In a significant move, the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment on Tuesday voted down legislation that sought to grant each of the...

Legislators will consider a package of bills targeting carbon capture

Lawmakers are set to hear a sweeping package of bills aimed at reining in the state’s growing carbon sequestration industry, The Center Square reports. State...

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