Investigating the powers stalling climate action
Years of lobbying by corn and ethanol groups helped shape federal biofuel policy, fueling the expansion of a fertilizer-heavy production system that now drives major nitrous oxide emissions and pollutes rural water.
Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint
Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.
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Cities are getting hotter. And there’s one simple fix on the table: reflective roofs.
So why is a powerful industry fighting to stop them?
This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter
As cities heat up, reflective roofs could lower energy bills and help the climate. But dark roofing manufacturers are waging a quiet campaign to block new rules.
Joanne Frederick cares for 100 acres of conservation land on her Maryland farm. Now, a proposed transmission line to power AI data centers could cut through it.
“I can't cut a tree down on my own property, right? This power line will destroy five acres of old growth.”
As AI drives up electricity demand, rural residents get caught in the middle
A proposed transmission line could run through thousands of acres of protected land in Maryland. Locals say they’re being forced to bear the costs of out-of-state tech.
Few places are more impacted by Trump’s environmental policies than the Gulf Coast, where his administration is fast-tracking massive gas export terminals.
Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them:
Inside a Gas Boomtown
Few places in America could be more impacted by President Trump’s environmental policies than communities along the Gulf of Mexico, where his administration is seeking to fast track the construction…
Charleston is building a $1.3B seawall to protect its historic downtown from rising seas.
But neighborhoods like Rosemont — a historically Black community that already floods — are left outside its protection.
Building toward disaster: Growth collides with rising seas in Charleston
A billion-dollar seawall may shield the city’s wealthy core — but not the vulnerable communities beyond it. Who will be forced to move?
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We’re seeking a Deputy Executive Director to help build the systems that support our investigative climate journalism.
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Floodlight Deputy Executive Director
SUMMARY Floodlight is hiring a Deputy Executive Director to join our leadership team. This person will help us turn our strategic vision into reality, breaking it down into necessary systems and…
Nine million border records. One global pattern: Climate disasters are reshaping migration to the U.S.
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
Data analysis found higher than average migration growth to the US from areas in Guatemala, Bangladesh and Senegal hit by repeated climate disasters.
Investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood joins our team today! Please join us in welcoming Garrett 🎉
Floodlight hires Louisiana-based investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood
Floodlight is proud to announce that we’ve hired investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood to join our team. Hazelwood lives in New Orleans and his reporting will focus on Louisiana and the Gulf…
If the cement industry were a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest carbon polluter — emitting more CO₂ than most nations.
It’s the second-most-used substance on Earth — and a major climate threat
The cement industry has set ambitious climate goals. But as federal funding dries up, its path to decarbonization is in doubt.
