Carbon Capture
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
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Inflation Reduction Act
Billions in US funding boosts lithium mining, stressing water supplies
The energy transition is driving demand for batteries; funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and other federal programs is helping to fill it.
Power Play
Florida investor uses internal records to sue power company for alleged fraud
The lawsuit alleging mismanagement and lies is the latest legal action by shareholders against Florida Power & Light’s parent company
Gulf Coast
Louisiana’s ‘business-friendly’ climate response: canceled home insurance plans
Under a new state law, residents will no longer be protected from homeowners’ policy cancellations, higher deductibles or big rate increases.
Carbon Offsets
BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds
Satellite analysis looked at credits sold by Finite Carbon, which runs some of North America’s largest offsetting projects
Gulf Coast
Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant
Citing air modeling and new federal soot standards, advocates want environmental regulators to block the proposed 2,400-acre project.
Inflation Reduction Act
Federal funds for methane-cutting digesters in farms could end up boosting methane emissions
The Inflation Reduction Act is offering millions to farmers to reduce the harmful greenhouse gas. Critics warn it encourages bigger farms.
LNG
Flouting Biden pause, agency OK’s largest LNG terminal in US
Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry
Gulf Coast
Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ residents ask for fed help in pollution fight
Residents of color are pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to block expansion of industrial development in their communities.
Inflation Reduction Act
How the Inflation Reduction Act is playing out in one of the ‘most biased’ states for renewables
Solar developers are going head-to-head with fossil fuel-backed opposition groups and renewable bans in Ohio
Rising Tide
Miami entering a state of unreality: Adaptation to climate change can’t fix the city’s water problems
As record rainfalls pound south Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis decries ‘radical green zealots’ who want him to do more.
Gulf Coast
Study: Minorities ‘systematically’ underrepresented in US petrochemical workforce
In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones
Gulf Coast
Is US offshore wind dead in the water — or just poised for the next big gust?
The Biden Administration wants to boost offshore wind. But other forces, including cost, political opposition and disinformation, have slowed adoption.
Gulf Coast
Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana
Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds.
Gulf Coast
Report: Soaring methane exports ‘liquidate’ Gulf Coast future
University researchers say federal regulators fail to consider harm to ‘fenceline’ communities when approving liquefied natural gas plants.
Polluting Democracy
S.C. utilities push for more gas, ‘blank check,’ amid specter of past scandal
The scramble to increase supply has state lawmakers debating a fast-tracked bill that locks in new gas and undoes hard-won reforms