“Op-Ed: Louisiana might lose its carbon capture lead to Texas”

“Op-Ed: Louisiana might lose its carbon capture lead to Texas

In 2023, Louisiana celebrated securing Class VI primacy from the Environmental Protection Agency. At the time, I gave a statement to the press that Louisiana gaining the ability to do its own permitting of carbon capture and storage projects was putting our state “on the verge of a new golden age” of energy production and all that comes with it — new jobs, more state revenue and a stronger economy.

With carbon capture and storage poised to take American energy dominance to new heights, we were years ahead of any other state.”