Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet

State utility regulators have increasingly placed barriers to development of the renewable energy source in one of the sunniest states in the U.S.

Dark money group aiding Cornel West has ties to utility operative

A lawyer tied to secret funding of spoiler candidates in Florida is more evidence West’s biggest backers are people who want Trump to win

Louisiana federal court permanently blocks civil rights protections for Black communities statewide

The new ruling bars Louisiana from considering whether to permit industrial facilities in communities already facing a disparate impact from pollution

Louisiana advocate leading fight against ammonia plant: ‘I already feel ignored’

The facility is being touted by state leaders as key to the clean energy transition — and job creator for residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico

In the fossil fuel-rich Permian Basin, a major producer runs a regional website that combines industry perspective with feel-good local stories.

Louisiana utility commission OKs major donor’s plan to buy Entergy gas system

A Bernhard Capital Partners subsidiary — new to the natural gas business — is buying gas systems in Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico

GOP gets 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it.

A new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump

Louisiana advocates ‘gobsmacked’ by decision halting massive grain terminal

The project in Wallace was at the center of a local fight to preserve surrounding area’s historic treasures from further industrial development

A fifth of U.S. green hydrogen projects eyed for water-stressed areas

As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen

Utilities are trying hydrogen-blended fuels. There are a lot of ‘unknowns.’

Some critics say the projects are costly ‘experiments’ that will do little to cut greenhouse gases.

A company wanted to store carbon under US forests; it may get its wish

The U.S. Forest Service said ‘no’ when CapturePoint asked to put carbon capture projects under national forests. The agency is now reconsidering.

Like carbon dioxide, this Louisiana task force’s work is deep underground

A report due in February still hasn’t been submitted after a series of public meetings; leaders of the carbon capture and sequestration study are mum