Carbon Capture

Removing carbon from the air — a climate cure or waste of money?

The incoming Trump administration will have a say in whether federally backed direct air capture projects in Louisiana move forward

Gulf Coast

Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ advocates take fight abroad to plastic treaty talks

Representatives of grassroots groups are in South Korea pushing for a cut in worldwide plastics production and pollution

Insurance

Climate change drives up insurance costs — and missed mortgage payments

New study finds a $500 insurance hike boosts mortgage delinquencies by 20%, stressing housing impact of changing climate.

Power Play

Ex-Florida senator guilty in election case sentenced to 60 days in jail

Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.

Gulf Coast

Huge gas plant eyed to power mystery $5B Louisiana data center

Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move

Gulf Coast

Experts warn oil and gas can’t save Louisiana’s economy — even under Trump

As state lawmakers consider even more tax breaks for fossil fuels, a new report says the state can no longer rely on the industry for growth

Gulf Coast

Louisiana second in the nation when it comes to EV charger growth

But the state still lags behind most others in its rollout of federally-funded chargers along the interstate highway system

LNG

A fossil fuel group is working with US tribes to boost LNG exports

Liquefied natural gas exports are among the worst fossil fuels for the planet, according to a new peer-reviewed study

Gulf Coast

Louisiana could be out billions of dollars if controversial coastal restoration stalls

The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.

Utilities

Big utility PACs favor GOP in high-stakes 2024 races

While Republicans are the main beneficiaries, in the narrowly divided Senate, power companies hedged their bets with donations to some Dems

Polluting Democracy

Private calls and campaign cash: Louisiana regulators’ ties to the utilities they oversee

The state is tied for dead last in renewable energy adoption. Little surprise, with so much fossil fuel money flowing to its commissioners.

Polluting Democracy

Utility regulators take millions from industries they oversee. What could go wrong?

The clean energy transition, for one, a Floodlight analysis of campaign finance data reveals.

Fueling Disinformation

‘Weird’ newspaper shows up in North Dakota mailboxes attacking Dakota Access protests as Greenpeace trial looms

The Koch-linked paper appears in Morton County as residents are set to vote — and to hear the case brought by pipeline owner Energy Transfer

Inflation Reduction Act

‘Renewable energy growth is truly a 50-state story now’: New report shows big jump in solar, wind, EVs

A coalition of environmental groups finds U.S. renewable energy development has tripled in the past decade

Gulf Coast

California calls plastics recycling tech a ‘stunt’; to Louisiana it’s economic development

ExxonMobil wants millions in tax breaks for a Baton Rouge project that would create no jobs, pollute the environment and recycle few plastics

Inflation Reduction Act

EV myths: Are they keeping people from getting rid of their gas guzzlers?

Advocates say oil and gas interests are fearmongering to keep people from transitioning to electric-powered vehicles