* The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dropped its investigations into Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality and Department of Health over their roles in issuing permits for petrochemical plants near Black communities in St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes. Mark Schleifstein reports, though the EPA said their move was because of progress in informal negotiations, their move was met with sharp criticism from environmental justice activists.
* Louisiana's carbon capture industry marches on. Robert Stewart reports two Texas firms, Denbury and Lapis Energy, are designing and building a carbon sequestration complex at Lapis Energy’s facility in St. Charles Parish, about 20 miles west of New Orleans. (NOLA.com 06/28/23) City Park's master plan sets out development over decades | | nola.com
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