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A known risk: How carbon stored underground could find its way back into the atmosphere

Generous federal tax credits are driving the onrush of carbon capture and storage projects being proposed in the U.S. But like a game of whack-a-mole, there’s a chance the planet-warming emissions could seep back up into the atmosphere after they are injected underground.

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St. John grain export facility opponents score win in court

Advocates working to block the development of a more than $200 million grain export terminal in St. John the Baptist Parish got another legal win recently when a state judge blocked the property rezoning needed to move the project forward.

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Environmental group applauds proposed rule updates for flaring, idle wells

Proposed rules are being described by environmental advocates as a “critical step” toward reducing routine gas flaring of active oil and gas wells.

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Residents in ‘Cancer Alley’ push for stricter emissions standards

Local activists want action after EPA drops civil rights investigation.

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Carbon capture portrayed as a linchpin to Louisiana’s success, failure

More than 100 people testified this week on whether the state should have the responsibility for carbon capture wells.

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Offshore wind workforce a weak link in plan to build out renewables

A national push toward offshore wind energy could create thousands of well-paying domestic jobs in Louisiana and elsewhere.

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Tax incentives start rush for carbon capture projects

Subsidies to capture and inject carbon underground doubled through last year’s federal Inflation Reduction Act. What happens when that money goes away?

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Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines

A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines needed for the dozens of carbon capture projects proposed around the state.

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New state utility regulator wants to reduce rates, introduce renewable mandates

Davante Lewis intends to use the momentum to take on utility giants such as Entergy and move the state toward more renewable energy in his first six-year term on Louisiana’s Public Service Commission.

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LNG export terminals pose a growing and invisible threat: air pollution

Residents around existing LNG facilities in Louisiana already notice the smell and irritants from nearby terminals. With more under construction, air quality is poised to worsen.

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How ocean wind power could help the oil industry

The government wants to lease offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico – but the oil industry wants it for its own needs.

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The nonprofits cleaning up the oil and gas industry’s ‘dirty little secret’

These organizations are tackling the vast problem of orphaned wells.

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What hinders Louisiana’s shift toward renewable energy? Voters say their congressional leaders

Despite generally liking renewable energy, the majority of Louisiana voters oppose efforts to shift the state away from oil and gas.