FERC rules smooth path for renewable power projects
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission finalized long-awaited new rules Thursday intended to reform how power generation projects get connected to the electric grid, seen...
Department of Energy denies environmentalists’ LNG regulations request
The U.S. Department of Energy last week denied a request from several environmental advocacy groups demanding the agency issue regulations that clearly define whether...
Oil, gas companies could pay higher royalties under proposed rule
Oil and gas companies would have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned...
Venture Global gets lion share of ITEP tax breaks
The Louisiana Board of Commerce and Industry approved more than $187 million worth of industrial tax exemptions on Friday in its first meeting since...
Carbon capture portrayed as a lynchpin to Louisiana’s economic future at EPA hearings
Allowing the state of Louisiana to regulate the injection of carbon dioxide underground would continue a pattern of systemic harm to residents already burdened...
Offshore wind projects near Lake Charles get BOEM green light
The work of surveying the Gulf of Mexico for offshore wind farms near Lake Charles and Galveston will have no significant impact on the environment,...
Hearings over CCUS regulatory primacy begin Wednesday in Baton Rouge
Louisiana residents will weigh in this week on the state’s bid to take over primary authority for permitting carbon capture wells.
While opponents remain concerned about the...
Corporate franchise tax would disappear under legislation approved by state lawmakers
Louisiana’s corporate franchise tax – which business lobbyists have been trying to kill for years – would be phased out under a bill given...
Restrictions on carbon capture quashed in Louisiana Legislature
A handful of Louisiana lawmakers brought bills this session to address public outcry over carbon capture and sequestration projects, but their fellow legislators rejected...
LSU faculty drafts CCUS report, submits to EPA
In response to numerous inquiries regarding the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the 45Q tax credit, LSU faculty have collaborated on a brief...
