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Multiple Louisiana carbon capture bills fail in committee
Five bills failed after hours of debate, while a resolution seeking a peer-reviewed study on carbon capture effects advanced.
- On Tuesday, the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee rejected more than a dozen bills that would have granted local parishes authority over carbon capture and sequestration projects in Louisiana.
- These measures responded to more than 60 planned carbon-capture projects, as landowners expressed concerns regarding health impacts and potential use of eminent domain for pipeline infrastructure.
- Louisiana Department of Energy and Conservation Secretary Dustin Davidson warned that parish-level control threatens state regulatory primacy and could prompt EPA intervention, causing energy developers to withdraw investment.
- Speaker Pro Tempore Mike Johnson, R-Pineville, argued that communities deserve a voice in projects affecting their landscape, but committee members rejected the proposals in 10-7 and 9-7 votes.
- A separate resolution from Rep. Charles Owen, R-Rosepine, advanced to the House floor requesting a peer-reviewed study on the environmental effects of carbon capture infrastructure.
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Louisiana lawmakers reject parish-level carbon capture bans
(The Center Square) - Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday blocked a series of bills that would have allowed parish-level prohibitions of carbon capture and sequestration, an industrial decarbonization process that involves trapping carbon dioxide at industrial facilities, compressing it into a…
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Multiple Louisiana carbon capture bills fail in committee
Louisiana lawmakers debated bills that would give local communities more control over carbon capture projects, with supporters arguing for local governance and opponents warning of potential economic delays.
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