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...
How state lawmakers are trying to facilitate the use of small nuclear reactors
Louisiana lawmakers are working to quicken the permitting process to allow small nuclear reactors to be added to the state’s portfolio of energy production, Louisiana...