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WEBLouisiana advocates ‘gobsmacked’ by decision halting massive grain terminal. The project in Wallace was at the center of a local fight to preserve surrounding area’s historic treasures from further industrial development. By Terry L. Jones/Floodlight. Floodlight is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action.
Welcome to Floodlight
WEBWelcome to the Floodlight community! We’re glad you’re here. Floodlight is the only newsroom with the specific mission of holding climate polluters accountable. If you're interested in keeping up with our investigations — which also appear in news outlets including NPR, The Guardian and Capital B — you've subscribed to the right newsletter.
Team - Floodlight
WEBA long-time New Orleans resident, Pam was part of The New Orleans Times-Picayune team that published after Hurricane Katrina — efforts for which it was awarded two Pulitzer prizes — and covered the storm’s aftermath on the state’s oil and gas industry and electric utilities. pam@floodlightnews.org.
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WEBEmily Holden/Floodlight. Emily founded Floodlight in 2021, after more than a decade as an environment reporter in Washington, D.C. She reported for The Guardian, Politico, E&E News and CQ Roll Call. emily@floodlightnews.org. A Florida city wanted to move away from fossil fuels.
Is US offshore wind dead in the water - Floodlight
WEBMay 28, 2024 — 9 min read. Jennifer Scalise, wife of U.S. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., christens the ECO EDISON, the first American-built offshore wind service operations vessel on May 11, 2024 in New Orleans. The ECO EDISON will be the floating home base for offshore wind technicians at Ørsted's Northeast offshore wind farms.
Mission & Model - Floodlight
WEBOur mission Floodlight is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom that investigates the corporations and political interests stalling climate action. Our reporting reveals how the fossil fuel industry hinders climate progress by sowing disinformation with the public and influencing government with political spending, including dark money. You …
Fraud and corruption on rise at US utilities, threatening
WEBMar 1, 2024 · The issue of fraud and corruption is more critical now as the nation transitions to a cleaner energy future, and power companies project spending billions of dollars to launch projects like offshore wind and nuclear power and shut down older fossil fuel plants.The International Energy Agency projects that annual capital spending will increase from $2.8 trillion globally last year to more than ...
Floodlight, NPR win top reporting award for utility investigation
WEBFloodlight is proud to announce that two of our reporters and our media partner, NPR, have won top honors in the prestigious 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Awards. The contest is sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center. Floodlight investigative reporters Mario Alejandro Ariza and Miranda Green accepted the award on Friday.
Impact - Floodlight
WEBImpact. Floodlight’s model has shown how journalism can hold the powerful to account and expose the harms of climate change on vulnerable communities. Many of our stories have spurred regulatory and corporate change around the country. Floodlight's authoritative reporting has been cited by numerous local and national outlets, including CNN ...
Floodlight grows reach of climate accountability news, expands …
WEBThe investigative climate newsroom doubles down on its collaborative mission by making stories free to republish.