Gov. Edwards wants EPA to help clean up Capitol Lakes
Gov. John Bel Edwards today sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency as the final step required to classify the heavily contaminated Capitol...
Billions in offshore royalties tied up in government spending fight
Whether Louisiana and other coastal states with offshore energy production will soon receive billions of additional dollars in royalty payments depends upon the partisan...
DOI targets oil and gas flaring in latest action
The Interior Department last week proposed rules to limit methane leaks from oil and gas drilling on public lands, the latest action by the...
Rail grant provides $1.5 million for NOPB transloading park
Last week, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the first projects selected to receive $3 million in grant funding under the Class...
AGs push back against EPA ‘environmental justice’ rule
Twelve attorneys general have submitted comments to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan expressing concerns about a new proposed rule they argue will increase...
As rail strike looms, U.S. industry braces for impact
American consumers and nearly every U.S. industry will be affected if freight trains grind to a halt next month, reports the Associated Press.
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State’s legal showdown may preview national battle over hydrogen
The developer of a $4.5 billion hydrogen project in Louisiana is in a legal battle with local lawmakers in a case that analysts say...
GOP plans to investigate ‘cancer’ of climate friendly investing
Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill are already gearing up to investigate what they see as “woke capitalism,” a reference to Wall Street firms that...
Coast Guard allows U.S. offshore vessels to aid in disaster recovery
A new policy letter from the U.S. Coast Guard provides a transparent pathway for U.S. vessels operating in the offshore energy sector to participate...
Louisiana parishes reject $100 million settlement for coastal erosion
A proposed $100 million settlement in a lawsuit against energy company Freeport-McMoRan over alleged damage to the coast continues to unravel, most recently with...
