Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cypress trees stand in swamp near Lake Maurepas Cypress trees remain in the wetlands and swamps of Lake Maurepas. (Wes ...

Crabbing is in Laramie Hill’s blood. Every morning, he boards his boat, the Staffer’s Legacy, and seeks crabs along the bottom of Lake Maurepas as they migrate to and from Lake Pontchartrain every ...

A new battle is shaping up over Air Products' controversial plans for carbon injection wells beneath Lake Maurepas, with the extensive digging required now coming into focus and stirring fresh ...

Carbon capture and sequestration is the trapping of carbon dioxide emitted by industrial processes and depositing it beneath the Earth’s surface. Spurred on by tax credits offered by recent federal ...

The House natural resources committee was divided on Tuesday after hearing the first round of bills that would tighten restrictions on carbon capture projects in Louisiana. Republican lawmakers from ...

HAMMOND (WVUE) - Southeastern University has deployed four buoys onto Lake Maurepas which will be used to independently monitor effects from Air Products’ potential carbon capture and sequestration ...

The Southeastern Louisiana University scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation.

Southeastern Louisiana University says its scientists will provide independent monitoring of the Lake Maurepas ecosystem as part of Air Products’ work on its Louisiana Clean Energy Complex, and their ...

Scientists at Southeastern Louisiana University have found dangerously high levels of toxic metals and other contaminants in Lake Maurepas and have traced most of the pollution to industrial and other ...