TRANSITION: Residents of a Louisiana port town that maintains one-sixth of the nation’s oil supply consider their role in climate change and reimagine the port’s future as the world transitions away from fossil fuels. (WWNO)
ALSO:
• A coalition of Louisiana universities, industry leaders, state agencies and regional economic development groups seeks $160 million in grant funding to decarbonize the state’s industrial corridor. (Greater Baton Rouge Business Report)
• Some policy experts say Louisiana is well-positioned to take advantage of clean energy provisions in Democrats’ climate spending bill that could jumpstart the green transition in its petrochemical industry. (Louisiana Illuminator)
COAL: Coal miners and advocates push for passage of Democrats’ climate spending plan because it fixes funding for a federal trust fund that pays to treat miners…