Louisiana’s new solar farm rules don’t apply to current operations
A new law enacted to prevent “orphan” solar energy farms in Louisiana contains a carve-out that exempts most of the current solar farm projects...
SCOTUS EPA ruling opens door for businesses to challenge other regulations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently does not have the authority to regulate carbon emissions from power plants, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority said...
Why are refineries closing amid oil price windfall?
Even as oil and gas companies’ profits soar, refineries across the country are being retired and converted to other uses as owners balk at...
LMOGA criticizes Biden’s policies after he tells refiners to increase production
Last week, President Joe Biden called on U.S. oil refiners to produce more gasoline and diesel, reports the Associated Press. In the letter, Biden...
LABI emphasizes ‘big wins’ for state business and industry
As the 2022 Regular Legislative Session concluded, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry (LABI) noted specific wins for Louisiana business and industry, reports...
Brave New World: Growing for the inevitable energy transition in Louisiana
It represents a monumental shift in mindset. Owners in the industrial space are no longer digging in their heels in resistance to a changing global...
Kennedy talks Ida recovery, oil lease delays, inflation at Houma luncheon
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy fielded questions in Houma last Thursday at a luncheon hosted by the South Central industrial Association and Bayou Industry Group,...
With fewer truck drivers, Louisiana to allow larger load permits
The Louisiana Legislature gave final passage last week to a bill described as a simple solution to bring overnight relief to the supply-chain bottleneck...
The Legal Quagmire: The courtroom battles over environmental policy
Courtrooms across the U.S. are finding themselves on the front lines of a nationwide struggle over federal and state rights in regulating environmental policy....
Louisiana enacts orphan oil well law to get $200M in federal money
Legislation that positions Louisiana to receive an estimated $200 million in federal grants to fix orphan oil wells becomes law today as one of...
