Plastic manufacturers have received $9 billion in subsidies for new or bigger facilities since 2012.
[Read Article]The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, also called FERC, is involved in deciding where LNG facilities and pipelines will be located. FERC usually meets in Washington, D.C., but representatives came to…
[Read Article]Billions in tax incentives from the Industrial Tax Exemption Program have failed to produce job and income growth in Louisiana, according a new report from independent research firm Ohio River…
[Read Article]The sharply worded ruling dismantled the state Department of Environmental Quality’s rationale for permits that would have allowed Formosa Plastics to emit more than 800 tons of toxic pollution a…
[Read Article]Cheniere Energy, headquartered in the Bayou City, had said new limits on emissions of cancer-causing formaldehyde at plants in Texas and Louisiana could disrupt gas supplies.
[Read Article]A familiar feature on the horizon in some parts of south Louisiana, the flares that burn atop towers at chemical and other industrial operations serve as the safety valve of…
[Read Article]The Inflation Reduction Act dedicates billions to the issue, but some advocates remain skeptical.
[Read Article]Imagine waking up every day to the smell of sulfur dioxide, gas fumes and other foul-smelling chemicals. Even if you don’t live near gas export terminals on the Gulf Coast, you know…
[Read Article]Roishetta Ozane and her six children squeezed into a three-bedroom trailer, paid for by FEMA, after their Southwest Louisiana home was destroyed by two hurricanes, only six weeks apart. The…
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