The 2024 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature ended on June 3, 2024. The first regular session of the new term saw legislation on several hot-button issues, including criminal justice reform, reorganization of state governmental entities, insurance reform, education, public access to government records, public libraries, protection of the Louisiana seafood industry, and improvements to
environmental regulation
Louisiana to Receive Federal Funding to Help Address Thousands of Orphaned Oilfield Sites throughout the State
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The U.S. Interior Department recently announced that it is awarding Louisiana with about $47 million to be used to plug and abandon the orphaned well sites throughout the state. This is part of phase one of many under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was signed by President Biden in November.
Louisiana first turned…
RMP Amendment Rule At Odds with OSHA Review Commission BP Husky Decision
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Up-to-date Process Safety Information
When originally adopted in 1996, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopted
“the requirements of the OSHA PSM Standard, 29 CFR 1910.119(c) through (m) and (o), with minor changes to address statutory differences. This makes clear that one accident prevention program to protect workers, the general public, and the environment will satisfy …