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Along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, residents say new ammonia and fertilizer projects could add pollution to communities already facing some of the highest industrial health risks in the U.S.
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Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.
Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.
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February 10, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, residents say new ammonia and fertilizer projects could add pollution to communities already facing some of the highest industrial health risks in the U.S.
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Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.
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Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.
Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.
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Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles became the first federally-funded climate relocation in the U.S.
Floodlight went to hear how the new community is already failing its residents: “Let me put it to you this way: They went ahead and built houses. But they forgot they were building homes.”
Floodlight went to hear how the new community is already failing its residents: “Let me put it to you this way: They went ahead and built houses. But they forgot they were building homes.”
Leaving Home: Isle de Jean Charles
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles is so vulnerable to sea level rise the island became the focus of the first federally funded climate driven relocation project in U.S. history. Once a symbol of…
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February 5, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles became the first federally-funded climate relocation in the U.S.
Floodlight went to hear how the new community is already failing its residents: “Let me put it to you this way: They went ahead and built houses. But they forgot they were building homes.”
Floodlight went to hear how the new community is already failing its residents: “Let me put it to you this way: They went ahead and built houses. But they forgot they were building homes.”
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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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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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February 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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.
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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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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
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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?
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.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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?
So why is a powerful industry fighting to stop them?
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.”
“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.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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.”
“I can't cut a tree down on my own property, right? This power line will destroy five acres of old growth.”
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:
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…
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February 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
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:
Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them:
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.
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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February 3, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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.
But neighborhoods like Rosemont — a historically Black community that already floods — are left outside its protection.
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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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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…
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February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Floodlight is hiring! 📣
We’re seeking a Deputy Executive Director to help build the systems that support our investigative climate journalism.
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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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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.
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February 2, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Nine million border records. One global pattern: Climate disasters are reshaping migration to the U.S.
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…
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February 2, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood joins our team today! Please join us in welcoming Garrett 🎉
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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.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM
If the cement industry were a country, it would be the world’s fifth-largest carbon polluter — emitting more CO₂ than most nations.
Forget futuristic climate tech — one of the fastest ways to cut emissions is already in your fridge.
Food waste is responsible for 10% of global emissions, but experts say reducing it could act as an “emergency brake” for the planet.
Food waste is responsible for 10% of global emissions, but experts say reducing it could act as an “emergency brake” for the planet.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
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February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Forget futuristic climate tech — one of the fastest ways to cut emissions is already in your fridge.
Food waste is responsible for 10% of global emissions, but experts say reducing it could act as an “emergency brake” for the planet.
Food waste is responsible for 10% of global emissions, but experts say reducing it could act as an “emergency brake” for the planet.
New York City promised to shield Edgemere from future storms after Sandy. More than a decade later, residents say little has changed.
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Inside New York City's Forgotten Coast
The working class community of Edgemere is among New York City's most flood prone neighborhoods but a decade after officials promised to cut flood risks in the long neglected neighborhood, critics…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
New York City promised to shield Edgemere from future storms after Sandy. More than a decade later, residents say little has changed.
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
Floodlight went to Queens to hear what it’s like to live with rising seas and broken promises: “We’re the forgotten. We are the forgotten here.”
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Meet our new editor-in-chief, Brad Racino — a national award-winning journalist bringing deep investigative experience and a bold vision for accountability journalism to Floodlight. “This is exactly the kind of environment every reporter and editor strives to have.”
Get to know our new editor-in-chief!
Brad Racino on accountability, impact and Floodlight’s future.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Meet our new editor-in-chief, Brad Racino — a national award-winning journalist bringing deep investigative experience and a bold vision for accountability journalism to Floodlight. “This is exactly the kind of environment every reporter and editor strives to have.”
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first attempt sparks warnings and regret
Three years after a federally funded move, Indigenous residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles report broken homes — and promises
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January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
A policy meant to create “cleaner” fuel instead helped lock the U.S. into fertilizer-heavy farming that drives powerful greenhouse gasses 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.
floodlightnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
A policy meant to create “cleaner” fuel instead helped lock the U.S. into fertilizer-heavy farming that drives powerful greenhouse gasses and pollutes rural water.
We are thrilled to announce that Floodlight has hired investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood to join our editorial team, with a focus on Louisiana and the Gulf South.
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…
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January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Floodlight has hired investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood to join our editorial team, with a focus on Louisiana and the Gulf South.
Scientists warn that shorter, warmer winters could cut #ski seasons by months. At North America’s largest cross-country race in Wisconsin, organizers ran a 10 km manmade loop in 2024 instead of its usual 50 km course.
From ski trails to hiking paths, extreme heat is reshaping recreation — and our attitudes
As rising temps change daily life, they’re fueling greater concern about climate change — more than wildfires or hurricanes, researchers say.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Scientists warn that shorter, warmer winters could cut #ski seasons by months. At North America’s largest cross-country race in Wisconsin, organizers ran a 10 km manmade loop in 2024 instead of its usual 50 km course.
The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops in 2024.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops
For decades, the military treated climate change as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops in 2024.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.
Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions.