Through the project, announced last year, Shintech will create 30 new direct jobs. The company expects the expansion to create up to 2,400 construction jobs, with construction slated to wrap toward the end of 2023.
Some members of the Louisiana Climate Initiatives Task Force warned last week that their latest draft recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would not meet Gov. John Bel Edwards’ goal of “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, according to NOLA.com.
Natural gas remains in the energy transition spotlight as more producers have recently announced environmental certification of their products, even as the industry pushes back against congressional scrutiny of U.S. LNG exports, S&P Global reports.
In a way, everything came full circle for Justin Ehrenwerth when he landed at The Water Institute of the Gulf nearly five years ago. For a while, though, it was hard to predict the direction his life might take.
The Louisiana trucking industry has joined a suit contesting President Joe Biden’s vaccine policy that requires private sector employers with over 100 employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, reports Logistics Management magazine.