DOE's Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations issued this Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS (DOE/EIS-0567) for Project Cypress, a Regional Direct Air Capture Hub in western Louisiana. The proposed action is federal financial assistance to Battelle Memorial Institute to design, construct, operate, and maintain DAC facilities in two locations: a Climeworks facility (up to 1,000 KTA CO2 capacity) in Calcasieu Parish and a Heirloom facility (100 KTA) in Caddo Parish. The EIS will evaluate four alternatives including no action, and will assess land use, air quality, water quality, wetlands, wildlife, cultural resources, and environmental justice. The public scoping period runs through December 16, 2024.12