Gulf Coast
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.
Gulf Coast
In ‘Cancer Alley’, US chemical giants mount campaign against grassroots organizers
Chevron and ExxonMobil are among the companies in a ‘sustainability council’ countering grassroots activists.
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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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‘Sacrifice zone’: Gulf Coast helps meet global natural gas needs, but at what cost?
A string of new LNG plants threatens fragile coastal communities and delays a response to the worldwide climate crisis.
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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.
Gulf Coast
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.
Gulf Coast
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.
Gulf Coast
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.
Gulf Coast
The nonprofits cleaning up the oil and gas industry’s ‘dirty little secret’
These organizations are tackling the vast problem of orphaned wells.
Gulf Coast
The cost to capture carbon? More water and electricity
Cleco wants to capture its climate emissions, raising concerns about impacts on the state’s water supplies.
Gulf Coast
Losing ground: How one New Orleans community is sinking
While land is subsiding throughout the city, industry water use has exacerbated the problem in one predominantly Black and Vietnamese area.
Gulf Coast
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.
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Industrial water use threatens Louisiana capital’s drinking water
Unchecked water use by companies like Exxon risks saltwater intrusion and undrinkable tap water.