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 Thanksgiving week fire at ExxonMobil’s Baton Rouge Refinery was not surprising. After 15 years of watching this refinery and the Exxon chemical plant, I know that Exxon reports dozens…
[Read Article]A Louisiana environmental group said on Tuesday that ExxonMobil Corp’s Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery, where four workers were burned in a November 22 fire, has been poorly maintained for years.
[Read Article]Four workers burned during a fire at Exxon refinery Tuesday remain in critical condition at the Baton Rouge General Burn Unit.
[Read Article]The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Response Center received reports of more than 60 petrochemical spills, leaks and releases in Louisiana and along its coast over a two-week period in October,…
[Read Article]The language is harsh: “The governor’s actions today declared war on the oil and gas industry.”
[Read Article]Four protesters were arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday when they refused to leave an office building housing the federal agency responsible for offshore drilling.
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