On December 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) approved Louisiana’s application for primary enforcement authority (primacy) over Class VI injection.
The recent signing of a rule granting the State of Louisiana primary enforcement authority over Class VI wells signals ‘a pivotal moment’ in the regulation of the CCS industry, according to a leading law firm.
Pipeline companies have been suing energy giant Energy Transfer LP in Louisiana courts, accusing Energy Transfer of anti-competitive actions by blocking proposed north-south pipelines from crossing an Energy Transfer conduit running through northern Louisiana.
LAFAYETTE - Governor-elect Jeff Landry announced that he appointed three people as heads of GOHSEP, DNR and LWC as well as a deputy director of GOHSEP Wednesday afternoon.