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In Louisiana, the energy transition away from high-intensity carbon fuels is focused on things such as creating lower-carbon hydrogen and capturing climate-warming carbon from industry and directly from the air.

In Louisiana, the energy transition away from high-intensity carbon fuels is focused on things such as creating lower-carbon hydrogen and capturing climate-warming carbon from industry and directly from the air.

This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Cameron Oglesby

The debate between advocates and foes of the technology has intensified since expanded tax credits for it were included in the 2022 U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.

The heroes and zeroes of the last week or so.

“If President Biden is looking for a way to keep his promise to end drilling on federal lands, Representatives Jayapal, Tlaib and their 29 colleagues have provided it,” said Gladys Delgadillo of the Center for Biological Diversity.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

The Gordon Plaza community in New Orleans, built on a former landfill, symbolizes how the legal “burden of proof” is often stacked against people harmed by pollution.

Officials say sale is sign the Gulf can be key player in new green economy but advocates question if communities will benefit

Earlier this month, a researcher debuted a new tool that maps pollution in Mississippi and Louisiana. Some environmental groups are already using it.