Louisiana

Green steel

Hyundai breaks ground on Louisiana steel mill. Is it green enough?

The plant will cut CO₂ emissions compared to traditional coal furnaces. But Hyundai’s use of gas and resulting pollution show the messiness of cleaning up steel.

By Maria Gallucci .

3 September 2026

Gray slap sign saying "Hyundai Steel: Leading the New Era of Steel" — The main gate of Hyundai Steel’s factory in Pohang, South Korea (Jung Yeon-JeJ/AFP via Getty Images)

Green steel

Hyundai’s new steel mill sparks hopes and fears in Louisiana

The manufacturer is building a $6 billion facility that will use cleaner technology — and potentially green hydrogen. But residents question whether they will benefit.

By Maria Gallucci . 25 June 2026
Virtual power plants

New Orleans’ latest bid for a better grid: a citywide virtual power plant

The storm-prone city is making its local utility design a $28 million incentive program to get hundreds more backup batteries into homes and businesses.

By Julian Spector . 24 February 2026
Climate justice

Residents along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley have a new worry: blue ammonia

The facilities would rely on carbon capture, which has yet to successfully scale up, and would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

By Ames Alexander . 16 February 2026
Green steel

Despite Trump troubles, Hyundai charges ahead with green-steel project

Even after an immigration raid on its Georgia facility and dimmed prospects for hydrogen, Hyundai is committed to its $6B low-carbon steel plant in Louisiana.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 29 October 2025
Energy efficiency

Louisiana kills energy-efficiency program in eleventh hour

Energy regulators voted along party lines to cancel the program. One official called it “a punch to the face to all Louisianians who are struggling to pay their bills.”

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight . 18 April 2025
Green steel

Hyundai to make ‘low-carbon’ steel at $6B plant in Louisiana

The automaker will use an electric arc furnace and potentially a fossil gas–based process at the new facility, eschewing traditional coal-centered methods.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 25 March 2025
Politics

Republicans sweep key utility regulator races in Arizona and Louisiana

Public utility commissions hold significant sway over state energy systems. Clean energy advocates failed to break through in elections this year.

By Julian Spector . 7 November 2024
Politics

Clean energy is on the ballot in these utility regulator races

Ten states elect their public utility commissions, which make big decisions about energy. This November, the stakes are high, especially in Arizona and Louisiana.

By Julian Spector . 25 October 2024
ENN

Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana

Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds

By Terry L. Jones . 14 May 2024
ENN

Louisiana energy company plans to float above climate damage — literally

Entergy Louisiana argues its planned natural gas plant would keep oil and gas facilities operational, even as the land it sits on suffers from climate change.

By Pam Radtke, Floodlight . 27 March 2024