SCOTUS Stays Clean Power Plan

02/23/2016

The Clean Power Plan could cause electricity prices to increase around 15 percent a year on average, and as much as 22 percent on peak years.

TAGS: Clean Power Plan, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Jeff Landry

Louisiana Need Not Rush Implementation of EPA Rule

02/04/2016

According to the plan, Louisiana will have to lower its carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 30 percent of 2012 levels by 2030. Since renewable sources are much more expensive than coal, energy costs will increase drastically, and families and businesses will be burdened with tough financial decisions.

TAGS: Clean Power Plan, EPA

New Report Explains Why Globalizing Louisiana’s Natural Gas Revolution Makes Economic and Environmental Sense

By Margaret Viator

01/21/2014

Exporting U.S. natural gas could achieve the dual benefits of global climate-change mitigation and local/national economic development.

TAGS: climate change, EPA, LNG, Natural Gas

Federal Court Rules Against “Malicious” EPA Prosecution and Awards Louisiana Worker $1.67 Million

By Kevin Mooney

10/05/2011

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana has ordered the federal government to pay $1.67 million to an employee of Canal Refinery, a Louisiana firm that processes used oil.

TAGS: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hubert Vidrine, Judge Rebecca Doherty, Keith Phillips, Resource Conservation Recovery Act, U.S. District Court for the Western Distict of Louisiana, Washington Legal Foundation

Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda

Louisiana’s Comeback Agenda is a bold vision for policy change in Louisiana. Given our economic and cultural assets, Louisiana should be an economic powerhouse. This agenda is the roadmap for how we get there. It’s intended to serve as a guide for lawmakers, candidates, and community leaders to spark discussion and debate toward proven policies that will...

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