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Louisiana Appeals Court Finds Environmental Justice Is Part of the Louisiana Public Trust Duty

The Energy Law

The court stated, “[W]e find the directives from the Louisiana Supreme Court in Save Ourselves ,… which require consideration of ‘economic, social, and other factors,’ broad enough to include an analysis of environmental justice, as defined by the EPA.” The First Circuit opinion firmly answered this question yes.On What is EJ?

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MADE IN AMERICA: U.S.-Built Offshore Wind Substation and Support Vessels Start to Set Sail for Federal Waters

The Energy Law

The substation’s maiden voyage marks a major milestone in the development of Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessels necessary to bring the large amount of federal utility-scale projects in the pipeline to fruition. documented under U.S. On May 25, 2023, the Nation’s first U.S.-built the largest U.S. the largest U.S. 1331 et seq.

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New Legislation Signals Strong Support for CCUS in Texas

The Energy Law

This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. Louisiana began this process last year, sending drafts of primacy documents to the EPA for review at the end of 2020. Class VI wells are one of six types of underground injection well classes established by the U.S.

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New Legislation Signals Strong Support for CCUS in Texas

The Energy Law

This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. Louisiana began this process last year, sending drafts of primacy documents to the EPA for review at the end of 2020. Class VI wells are one of six types of underground injection well classes established by the U.S.

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Texas Now One Step Closer to Obtaining Primacy Over Class VI Wells

The Energy Law

On August 30, 2022, the Texas Railroad Commission approved proposed regulations relating to Class VI wells utilized for injecting and sequestering carbon dioxide in geologic formations. Click here to read the RRC document and here for more detailed information on the regulation of Class VI wells.

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New Legislation Signals Strong Support for CCUS in Texas

The Energy Law

This technology is utilized in order to reduce CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. Louisiana began this process last year, sending drafts of primacy documents to the EPA for review at the end of 2020. Class VI wells are one of six types of underground injection well classes established by the U.S.

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Renewable Energy Efforts Highlighted in Draft Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Louisiana

The Energy Law

This document contains proposed strategies and specific actions across several priority areas to be considered in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Utilization technologies are still nascent in form and barriers to implementation remain, so more funding is needed to research and pilot various techniques.

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