The company, an affiliate of Formosa Plastics, said it intended to move forward with the $9.4 billion complex in St. James Parish despite the ruling.
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Oil Executives Privately Contradicted Public Statements on Climate, Files Show
The documents, subpoenaed in a House investigation of climate disinformation, show company leaders contravening industry commitments.
Ostracized by the West, Russia Finds a Partner in Saudi Arabia
The two oil-producing countries have extended their partnership even as the United States and Europe have sought to punish and isolate Russia for invading Ukraine.
Where the New Climate Law Means More Drilling, Not Less
A compromise built into the law ensures oil and gas leasing in the Gulf of Mexico for the next decade. Activists say the region has been “sacrificed” to fossil fuels.
An Oily Challenge: Evict Stinky Old Furnaces in Favor of Heat Pumps
Building by building, New York and other cities are trying to stop the age-old use of fossil fuels to heat homes and buildings. In the U.S., new climate laws aim to speed things up.
Thousands of Angry Indonesians Gather to Protest Rising Fuel Prices
Labor activists, workers and students are demanding a reversal of an economic policy that the government says is necessary but remains deeply unpopular.
As Crises Mount, Europe Turns Once Again to Big Spending
The standoff with Russia over Ukraine and rising energy prices are rapidly overturning European economic orthodoxy, with barely a peep of dissent.
EU Leaders Say Putin’s Gas Power Is Weakening
In Germany and elsewhere, leaders are growing more confident that months of work to stockpile and line up alternate energy sources may help them blunt Russia’s weaponization of exports.
E.U. Weighs Russian Gas Price Cap Amid ‘Astronomic’ Energy Prices
The bloc is also considering mandatory cuts in electricity use and taxes on oil and gas companies.
In Energy Crunch, Germany Turns Down Heat but Won’t Limit Autobahn Speeds
Putting general restrictions on the country’s storied highways is a simple step to save energy, carbon emissions and lives. But even with the Greens in power, the country is unlikely to take it.