Locals continue to oppose Lake Maurepas carbon capture site | Environment

A federal judge’s decision to allow a global gas supply company to temporarily continue drilling injection wells in Lake Maurepas has begged the question from some local officials: What say do local governments have over whether companies can build carbon sequestration sites in their own backyards? Carbon capture and sequestrationContinue Reading

UA student-run record label showcases local talent in EP

FAYETTEVILLE — Hill Records, the student-run label at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville that provides students practical experience in myriad facets of the music business, has released a second EP, featuring music from Arkansas artists in a variety of genres. The EP, “Something Along the Lines Of,” was released inContinue Reading

New jobs, bigger facilities, local support: New Mexico's bioscience industry is alive and kicking

Molecular Biologist Vasu Kandachar works with tissue samples in a lab at the BioScience Center in Uptown Albuquerque where Quasr Diagnostics is developing technology for rapid detection of infectious disease. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/Journal) Michael Keller of Circular Genomics — which is commercializing UNM technology to diagnose depression and other neurological disordersContinue Reading

Local Bounti Breaks Ground at New High-Tech Controlled Environment Agriculture Facility in Texas to Support Growing Demand

HAMILTON, Mont. — Local Bounti Corporation (NYSE: LOCL, LOCL WS), a leading U.S. controlled environment agriculture (CEA) company committed to growing locally and distributing nationally with the largest distribution footprint in the industry, today announced plans to construct and operate a new state-of-the-art indoor facility in Mount Pleasant, Texas. The CompanyContinue Reading

2023 look ahead | Local News

As 2022 came to a close, we asked El Paso community leaders for brief but concrete answers to two questions: •What was your organization’s top accomplishment in 2022? •What is your top concern for 2023? Fifteen people – everyone from the FBI special agent in charge and CEO of oneContinue Reading