An academic leader at the University of Louisiana Lafayette agreed to help spread industry talking points. Critics say that these relationships are a form of greenwashing.
As groups try to influence a federal decision, Louisiana fishers squeezed by current LNG exports call for an end to expansion.
At Louisiana’s flagship university, oil companies can influence research and coursework for a price. One critic described the industry votes on research agendas, as described in the boilerplate document, as “an egregious violation of academic freedom.”
Two dozen carbon capture projects are proposed in Louisiana — but where is a bit of a mystery. A 2021 state law regulating carbon capture includes a provision allowing companies to claim a wide range of project information — including location — as trade secrets.
While tax subsidies allay financial concerns about carbon capture and storage (CCS), key questions remain about the controversial technology and whether it’s able to reduce carbon emissions.
High-tech camera detects plentiful methane leaks outside the first Gulf Coast liquified natural gas export terminals. That creates concern about the additional 20 terminals planned nationwide.
A Louisiana power company wants to capture its climate emissions, raising concerns about impacts on the state’s water supplies.
Years after Entergy closed a power plant shuts in eastern New Orleans, the community struggles with sinkage.
A new bill would make it legal for regulators who oversee the Southern Hills Aquifer to also work for private companies that pump from it.
