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Roundup: Rare earth elements / Gas project reviews / Meta’s AI challenge
Competing with China: The U.S. government has signed a $725 million conditional loan agreement with Energy Fuels to expand domestic processing of rare earth...
Why Big Tech is banking on building a carbon removal credit market
Carbon removal is being shaped into a new industry where demand is not yet natural or widespread, so a small group of large corporations...
Pennington researchers help identify resilience factors in female athletes
Researchers from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, along with collaborators from Harvard Medical School, Trinity University, Michigan State University and the Women’s Health, Sports...
Acadiana wins national grant to expand manufacturing workforce training
Acadiana has been awarded a national grant aimed at expanding and improving workforce training in the manufacturing sector, with the goal of building a...
Regulators back plan to fast-track grid access for data centers
Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system to accommodate...
How AI’s growth is outpacing data center efficiency gains
A recent study finds that the rapid expansion of AI and cloud computing is significantly increasing the environmental footprint of data centers, particularly through...
Roundup: Arthur’s impact / Gasoline prices / US jobless claims
Storm weakens, exits state: Metro Baton Rouge avoided the worst of Tropical Storm Arthur, with the strongest impacts staying south and east. The system...
Bernie Sanders proposes national AI wealth fund
Bernie Sanders has proposed creating an American AI sovereign wealth fund that would give the public a direct ownership stake in the country’s largest...
Will falling oil prices lead to cheaper airfares in the near term?
A preliminary U.S.-Iran peace agreement has triggered volatility across energy and transportation markets, with immediate effects rippling into airline pricing and broader travel costs,...
John Engquist just acquired nearly 170 lots in this residential community
Engquist Development founder John Engquist has purchased over 160 lots in the Lakes at Harveston development as part of a previously announced partnership with...
Gulf Coast Tactical invests $6.1M in Iberia Parish industrial land bet
Gulf Coast Tactical is investing approximately $6.1 million to acquire and develop property in Iberia Parish, reflecting continued confidence in the region’s industrial and...
Roundup: Mortgage demand falls / AI reluctance / Tropical Storm Arthur
Affordability issues: Mortgage rates have edged down slightly, but they’re still stuck in the mid-6% range, which continues to weigh on affordability for many...
Fed holds rates steady but opens the door to hikes later this year
The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they might support a rate hike later...
West Feliciana is getting a $10M advance from Hut 8. Here’s how it will...
West Feliciana Parish is set to receive a $10 million advance on Hut 8’s future PILOT payments, putting money in the hands of local...
Why reopening the Strait of Hormuz won’t immediately restore shipping flow
Even though the Strait of Hormuz has been declared “open” again after recent tensions, normal maritime traffic will not resume quickly, The Washington Post...
Increasing connectivity fuels speculation of a potential Tesla-SpaceX merger
Speculation has increased about a possible closer connection between Tesla and SpaceX, driven by Elon Musk’s growing effort to align his companies into a...
Roundup: G7 summit / Retail sales rise / CarMax earnings
AI discussions: At the 2026 G7 summit in France, leaders met with executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google to discuss the global impact of...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s advice to critics of AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—whose work helped propel artificial intelligence—stressed in an Associated Press interview Tuesday that society needs to change with the advent of...
Fed expected to hold rates steady as Warsh signals shift from ‘forward guidance’
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.5%-3.75%, marking a fourth consecutive meeting without a policy change, The New York...
New Orleans Land Bridge restoration aims to strengthen coastal protection
The New Orleans Land Bridge is a critical area of coastal marshland that acts as a natural line of defense for southeast Louisiana, Louisiana...
