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Center for Biological Diversity warns Wildlife Service about urgent need for 'critical habitat' designation for Pearl darter
A conservation group warned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of its intent to sue the agency because it hasn't designated “critical habitat” for the Pearl darter, a freshwater fish found only in Louisiana and Mississippi, which has been given “threatened” species status. -
Heartland Institute suggests Trump needs to take note of energy conference
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (Louisiana Record) – U.S. energy policy needs to be wrested from "climate alarmists" and returned to experts in the field, a Heartland Institute spokesman said during an interview regarding this month's conference in Texas "gathering the country’s best energy policy experts". " -
New oil rig regulations have industry unsure of cost burden
NEW ORLEANS - New safety regulations for offshore drilling rigs -- primarily spurred by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon rig blowout -- were passed recently, but it's too soon to tell if they will help Louisiana or hurt it. -
Taylor Energy sued for allegedly allowing oil wells to spill into Gulf
NEW ORLEANS - An environmental alliance group has filed a lawsuit against Taylor Energy Co. for failing to stop one or more of its oil wells from discharging into the Gulf of Mexico.