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📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson won two long-held Republican seats on Georgia’s Public Service Commission in an off-year special election last week:
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission • Georgia Recorder
Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which is currently an all-GOP panel. The PSC regulates Georgia utilities.
georgiarecorder.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: Democrats Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson won two long-held Republican seats on Georgia’s Public Service Commission in an off-year special election last week:
Food waste is responsible for as much as 10% of global emissions — about five times the pollution from the entire aviation industry. In the United States alone, roughly a third of all food produced is thrown away each year.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Food waste is responsible for as much as 10% of global emissions — about five times the pollution from the entire aviation industry. In the United States alone, roughly a third of all food produced is thrown away each year.
Americans who believe in global warming vastly outnumber those who don’t—and half say they’ve felt its effects. Yet researchers have found that climate change still isn’t a top priority for voters:
Most in US worry about global warming — but their votes tell a different story
Researchers say environmental issues are not top of mind for many voters because these days, ‘people have a lot of different worries’
floodlightnews.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Americans who believe in global warming vastly outnumber those who don’t—and half say they’ve felt its effects. Yet researchers have found that climate change still isn’t a top priority for voters:
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Isle de Jean Charles is being swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico. The state promised to help residents relocate, and it is...not going well.
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
floodlightnews.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Isle de Jean Charles is being swallowed by the Gulf of Mexico. The state promised to help residents relocate, and it is...not going well.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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More U.S. troops are being sidelined by heat than ever before — 2,800 cases in 2024 alone. The military once treated that as a readiness crisis. Now, it’s calling climate concerns “crap.”
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
More U.S. troops are being sidelined by heat than ever before — 2,800 cases in 2024 alone. The military once treated that as a readiness crisis. Now, it’s calling climate concerns “crap.”
Residents of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast are bracing for their latest environmental setback: A two-year exemption loosening emissions standards at some petrochemical plants — a move that could pump nearly 5.3 million additional tons of air pollution each year into their neighborhoods.
Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say
floodlightnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Residents of the Louisiana and Texas Gulf Coast are bracing for their latest environmental setback: A two-year exemption loosening emissions standards at some petrochemical plants — a move that could pump nearly 5.3 million additional tons of air pollution each year into their neighborhoods.
By 2050, climate change could force as many as 143 million people in the global south from their homes, with hotspots in Latin America, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
But it isn’t a far-off threat. It’s happening around the world, and it has reached New York City.
But it isn’t a far-off threat. It’s happening around the world, and it has reached New York City.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
By 2050, climate change could force as many as 143 million people in the global south from their homes, with hotspots in Latin America, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.
But it isn’t a far-off threat. It’s happening around the world, and it has reached New York City.
But it isn’t a far-off threat. It’s happening around the world, and it has reached New York City.
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: A new court filing alleges that West Virginia officials were deceived into approving a $50 million forgivable loan to convert the Pleasants Power Station into a hydrogen-producing facility using unproven technology.
Court filing: WV officials misled into $50M support for coal plant, other projects
A new filing in a federal lawsuit makes many in-depth accusations that the owner of a Morgantown-based umbrella of companies backed widely by West Virginia political leaders, including via a $50…
www.williamsondailynews.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: A new court filing alleges that West Virginia officials were deceived into approving a $50 million forgivable loan to convert the Pleasants Power Station into a hydrogen-producing facility using unproven technology.
When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it. The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time those oranges hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
When food goes to waste, composting can lessen the harm—but it can’t erase it. The land cleared to grow it, the water to irrigate it, and the fuel to ship it mean that by the time those oranges hit the compost heap, most of their emissions are already baked in.
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles, once 22,000 acres, is now just 320. When rising waters consumed their homeland, the island's Indigenous residents moved to a new government-funded settlement. But their “safe” homes already leak, crack, and fail.
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
floodlightnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Louisiana's Isle de Jean Charles, once 22,000 acres, is now just 320. When rising waters consumed their homeland, the island's Indigenous residents moved to a new government-funded settlement. But their “safe” homes already leak, crack, and fail.
Across the U.S. military, climate change isn’t a distant threat. It’s a daily challenge. The fallout from a warming planet has hit the military hard, sidelining more than 10,000 troops since 2018, flooding bases and undermining everything from runways to nuclear readiness.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Across the U.S. military, climate change isn’t a distant threat. It’s a daily challenge. The fallout from a warming planet has hit the military hard, sidelining more than 10,000 troops since 2018, flooding bases and undermining everything from runways to nuclear readiness.
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: An @insideclimatenews.org investigation finds Alabama Power customers pay more for electricity than anyone else in the country, while the utility earns some of the industry’s highest profits.
How Alabama Power Kept Bills Up and Opposition Out to Become One of the Most Powerful Utilities in the Country - Inside Climate News
In one of the poorest states in America, the local utility earns massive profits producing dirty energy with almost no pushback from state regulators.
insideclimatenews.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: An @insideclimatenews.org investigation finds Alabama Power customers pay more for electricity than anyone else in the country, while the utility earns some of the industry’s highest profits.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Nine million border records. One global pattern: Climate disasters are reshaping migration to the U.S.
Owen Henry, a Baltimore homeowner, bought $100 worth of white reflective paint to coat his roof. The result? His electricity use dropped 24%—and his home felt noticeably cooler.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Owen Henry, a Baltimore homeowner, bought $100 worth of white reflective paint to coat his roof. The result? His electricity use dropped 24%—and his home felt noticeably cooler.
A year-long investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and @documentedny.bsky.social, republished by Floodlight, analyzed nine million U.S. border records and found a striking pattern: migration to the U.S. is rising fastest from regions repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A year-long investigation by Columbia Journalism Investigations and @documentedny.bsky.social, republished by Floodlight, analyzed nine million U.S. border records and found a striking pattern: migration to the U.S. is rising fastest from regions repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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Reducing food waste is one of the simplest, fastest ways to fight climate change — an “emergency brake” that can slash emissions right now, without waiting for new technology or complex fixes.
The climate solution sitting in America’s trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
floodlightnews.org
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Reducing food waste is one of the simplest, fastest ways to fight climate change — an “emergency brake” that can slash emissions right now, without waiting for new technology or complex fixes.
To understand how climate change may have influenced migrants’ journeys, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented analyzed more than nine million records of people apprehended by U.S.
Now republished in Floodlight:
Now republished in Floodlight:
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
To understand how climate change may have influenced migrants’ journeys, Columbia Journalism Investigations and Documented analyzed more than nine million records of people apprehended by U.S.
Now republished in Floodlight:
Now republished in Floodlight:
Calling it a matter of “national security,” Trump has paused pollution limits for dozens of petrochemical plants — delaying protections for communities already burdened by toxic air.
Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states
Expansions at five petrochemical plants in Texas and Louisiana could add the equivalent of more than 1 million cars’ worth of pollution, advocates say
floodlightnews.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Calling it a matter of “national security,” Trump has paused pollution limits for dozens of petrochemical plants — delaying protections for communities already burdened by toxic air.
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
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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.
floodlightnews.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Flooding and droughts drove them from their homes. Now they’re seeking a safe haven in New York
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Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Troops are collapsing from heat exhaustion. Military bases are flooding. Planes can’t lift off in hotter air.
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
But the Pentagon’s new message under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: “We don’t do climate change crap.”
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood already hit by flooding.
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
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?
floodlightnews.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood already hit by flooding.
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
Lakes around Madison, Wisconsin once froze for 130 days a year. Now it’s closer to 75 — and ice fishing is turning dangerous. More people are falling through thin ice as warming winters cut the season in half.
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.
floodlightnews.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lakes around Madison, Wisconsin once froze for 130 days a year. Now it’s closer to 75 — and ice fishing is turning dangerous. More people are falling through thin ice as warming winters cut the season in half.
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Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. So, why are we ignoring it?
Read more about this rare bipartisan-approved strategy from our partners at @floodlightnews.org and @sentientmedia.org;
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Read more about this rare bipartisan-approved strategy from our partners at @floodlightnews.org and @sentientmedia.org;
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The Climate Solution Sitting in America’s Trash
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. Why are we ignoring it?
outrider.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Cutting food waste is a huge potential climate win. So, why are we ignoring it?
Read more about this rare bipartisan-approved strategy from our partners at @floodlightnews.org and @sentientmedia.org;
outrider.org/climate-chan...
Read more about this rare bipartisan-approved strategy from our partners at @floodlightnews.org and @sentientmedia.org;
outrider.org/climate-chan...