Energy

A state lawmaker wants to suspend plans to drill carbon capture wells in Lake Maurepas while seeking assurance that the project will not harm the environment. 

Federal officials sued a chemical maker on Tuesday, alleging that its plant presents an unacceptable cancer risk to a nearby majority-Black south Louisiana community and demanding that it cuts its toxic emissions.

In one of the first gubernatorial forums of the election cycle, hosted earlier this week by the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, the central characters in this cycle’s premier production offered us an overview of what to expect in the months leading up to August qualifying. 

State Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, plans to try again to impose real-time public air monitoring for Louisiana industrial plants. 

CF Industries Holdings Inc., the world’s largest producer of ammonia, recently announced that it has entered into an agreement with LOTTE Chemical Corp.

Supporters of more stringent environmental regulation of Louisiana industry plan to take another swing at requiring plants to operate monitoring systems.

Members of the State Bond Commission met Friday and opted against placing any restrictions...

What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the U.S. weeks apart seems to be happening more often

The White House announced Wednesday that Louisiana and California have joined a pro-offshore wind...

A proposal pending for the Louisiana Legislature’s next regular session would require local governments that issue parade permits to make parade organizers provide for litter cleanup.