Gulf Coast

Uncertainty looms over plan to save coastal Louisiana

Federal leaders and Gov. Jeff Landry clash over the state’s projected spending for the $3 billion project

Plastics

ExxonMobil sues, doubling down on advanced plastics recycling

In a new lawsuit, the oil giant alleges the California attorney general and environmental groups defamed the company

Coal

Coal was on its way out. But surging electricity demand is keeping it alive — costing customers and the planet

U.S. coal plant use is dropping, but utilities are delaying their retirement and running them — even when they cost more than renewable sources.

Inflation Reduction Act

Solar for All likely protected from Trump’s roll back of Biden’s IRA

The program is set to install solar panels to power nearly a million low-income households over the next five years

LNG

Federal gas export study not the final word on US LNG projects

A new analysis shows super-chilled methane harms the climate — but falls short of recommending a halt to the booming industry

Carbon Capture

Developers eye Louisiana, Texas coasts for offshore carbon storage

Is the Gulf of Mexico the ‘single best opportunity’ to store climate-warming gas — or an existential threat to wildlife and people?

Utilities

Massages and country clubs: Your electric bill may be funding lavish perks

Utility customers sometimes foot the bill for lobbying, advertising and luxurious living, new report shows

LNG

Report: LNG operators in Louisiana offered $21.1 billion in tax breaks

If all 15 liquefied natural gas plants in Texas and Louisiana open, reductions in overall U.S. greenhouse gas emissions would slow

Utilities

North Carolina town sues Duke Energy for climate ‘deception’

Carrboro, N.C., accuses Duke of knowingly fueling the climate crisis for decades with harmful emissions, deception, delay and ‘greenwashing’

LNG

Venture Global’s ‘carbon bomb’ LNG plant on hold — for now

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission set aside its approval of the massive CP2 facility until further studies are done on air pollution

Carbon Capture

Removing carbon from the air — a climate cure or waste of money?

The incoming Trump administration will have a say in whether federally backed direct air capture projects in Louisiana move forward

Gulf Coast

Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ advocates take fight abroad to plastic treaty talks

Representatives of grassroots groups are in South Korea pushing for a cut in worldwide plastics production and pollution