Energy

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is in desperate need of cash, with the agency projecting at least a $4 billion deficit in the weeks ahead—even as the government responds to devastating fires in Hawaii and the hurricane season continues toward its peak.

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded an LSU-led consortium a $4.9 million project to see if it is feasible to build a carbon removal hub in Louisiana, LSU announced this week. 

It’s either a rushed but genuine attempt to solve a legitimate issue, or part of a larger political strategy to oppose Louisiana’s transition to renewable energy.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel declared a state of emergency Monday as temperatures continued to exceed 100 degrees in one of the hottest summers on record. 

The Louisiana Public Service Commission is set to question Entergy officials about Baton Rouge power outages. 

The Department of Energy has selected Baton Rouge-based professional solutions firm Aptim to deactivate, decommission and remove the Ion Beam Facility, a former nuclear testing site within the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. 

Baton Rouge is emerging as a key hub for research and deployment of carbon...

The Energy Department announced this morning it is awarding up to $1.2 billion to two projects in Louisiana and Texas to directly remove carbon dioxide from the air in what officials are calling the largest investment in “engineered carbon removal” in history. 

First Solar, the largest solar energy manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere, today announced it has selected Acadiana Regional Airport as the site of its fifth U.S. manufacturing facility. 

A $3 billion attempt to mimic Mother Nature is beginning in south Louisiana today.  Massive...