More Republicans, for varied reasons, line up against carbon storage in Louisiana

By: Elise Plunk

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: March 25, 2026

Words: 1,029

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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Elected Republican officials in Louisiana, a state long friendly to the fossil fuel and petrochemical sectors, are scattered along the spectrum with their views on carbon capture and sequestration, a technology that industry touts as its front-running solution to curbing potentially harmful emissions.

After a handful of proposals flopped last year, GOP legislators have proposed more legislation this year to ban or heavily restrict carbon storage projects. Nine lawmakers, including eight Republicans, have sponsored …

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