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HUNTSMAN: Silicon Valley’s Coming Energy Crisis
The campaign to phase out fossil fuels is on a collision course with the artificial-intelligence revolution. Energy-intensive AI...
Jun 3, 2024


RANDOLPH: Leading from the front: Louisiana’s opportunity on carbon capture technology
The following guest column was originally submitted to the Alexandria Town Talk by Central Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Deborah...
May 21, 2024


Louisiana's environmental chief looks to ease permitting for businesses
"It's knowing that he wants to ensure that we are protecting our environment, that it's clean and it's healthy, while also at the same...
May 16, 2024


KNOE: South La. company sells for $50 million, what NELA businesses need to know about acquisitions
Transcat, Inc., a leading provider of calibration, cost control and optimization services based in Rochester, N.Y. announced Monday...
Apr 17, 2024


AP: New EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants (Many in LA) must reduce toxic emissions
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule...
Apr 9, 2024


A solar-power plane being tested off the Mississippi coast is pushing the limits of flight
Deep in the piney woods of south Mississippi, an aerospace company is pushing the boundaries of solar-powered flight. Working from a...
Mar 29, 2024


Louisiana oil tax cut passes state House
In an attempt to revitalize the state’s oil industry, the state House has passed a bill to cut the oil severance tax rate by 4 percentage...
Mar 26, 2024


Louisiana Lawmakers propose bill to resolve Haynesville pipeline crossing disputes
Two Louisiana state lawmakers have proposed bills to simplify rules around pipeline crossings in the state in a move that could alleviate...
Mar 14, 2024


SCALISE: Biden's LNG action will kill Louisiana jobs
From day one, the Biden administration set out to crush American energy. As a result of President Biden’s failed policies, we’ve seen...
Feb 18, 2024


Governor Jeff Landry Joins Republican Governors Urging Biden to Back Off of Sweeping Electric Vehicle Mandates
Governor Jeff Landry is among the now 15 other Republican governors joining in the effort to urge President Biden to deviate from his...
Jan 30, 2024


WSJ: Exxon Sues Two ESG Investors
In a federal lawsuit filed in Texas on Sunday, the Houston-based oil giant said investment firms Arjuna Capital and Follow This became...
Jan 23, 2024


Could New Shift in Carbon Storage Permit Authority Spark Economic Boom in Louisiana?
Beginning next month, regulatory authority in Louisiana over permit approval for carbon storage will shift from the Environmental...
Jan 17, 2024
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