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Investigating the powers stalling climate action
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
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Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
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“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project, despite ongoing legal challenges.
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project, despite ongoing legal challenges.
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood hit by flooding.
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
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“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
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October 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood hit by flooding.
“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
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“The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project.
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project.
This is the New Isle.
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
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It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is the New Isle.
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
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As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
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As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“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.
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After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
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October 5, 2025 at 12:54 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.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
This is the New Isle. It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides. But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is the New Isle. It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides. But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation:
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Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“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.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 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.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“Our community is already surrounded by pollution,” says environmental advocate Roishetta Ozane. “It makes absolutely no sense to approve new LNG facilities here in southwest Louisiana... It’s just like a death sentence.”
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September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Our community is already surrounded by pollution,” says environmental advocate Roishetta Ozane. “It makes absolutely no sense to approve new LNG facilities here in southwest Louisiana... It’s just like a death sentence.”
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floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation: floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Read more in our latest investigation: floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
September 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation: floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Read more in our latest investigation: floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood hit by flooding. “The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
September 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood hit by flooding. “The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
Phoenix closed hiking trails this summer as extreme heat turns recreation deadly. Last year, authorities carried out 35 rescues — including one after a 10-year-old died while hiking in 114° heat.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Phoenix closed hiking trails this summer as extreme heat turns recreation deadly. Last year, authorities carried out 35 rescues — including one after a 10-year-old died while hiking in 114° heat.
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As seas rise around Charleston, “entire neighborhoods will have to move,” says resident Ana Zimmerman, who was forced to abandon her home after repeated floods. “But the vulnerable among us…they will not be able to save themselves.”
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September 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
As seas rise around Charleston, “entire neighborhoods will have to move,” says resident Ana Zimmerman, who was forced to abandon her home after repeated floods. “But the vulnerable among us…they will not be able to save themselves.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
September 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents.
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
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.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
September 13, 2025 at 10:00 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.”
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
floodlightnews.org/building-tow...
From skiing to ice fishing, “winter is a big part of life” in Wisconsin, says UW scientist Hilary Dugan. But while lakes once froze for 130 days a year, it’s now closer to 75. “We’re talking months of change — not just a couple of days.” floodlightnews.org/from-ski-tra...
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
From skiing to ice fishing, “winter is a big part of life” in Wisconsin, says UW scientist Hilary Dugan. But while lakes once froze for 130 days a year, it’s now closer to 75. “We’re talking months of change — not just a couple of days.” floodlightnews.org/from-ski-tra...
“If the water continues rising the way it is, I don’t want to be here,” said Luvenia Brown, who has already lost outdoor furniture and equipment to repeated floods.
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“If the water continues rising the way it is, I don’t want to be here,” said Luvenia Brown, who has already lost outdoor furniture and equipment to repeated floods.
But the wall won’t extend to Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood just beyond its reach. Residents there may be left more vulnerable than ever.
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
But the wall won’t extend to Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood just beyond its reach. Residents there may be left more vulnerable than ever.
To protect its historic downtown, the city and federal government are planning an 8-mile, $1.3B seawall. It would shield antebellum mansions and tourist districts from future storm surges.
September 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
To protect its historic downtown, the city and federal government are planning an 8-mile, $1.3B seawall. It would shield antebellum mansions and tourist districts from future storm surges.
By 2050, scientists project another 1.2 feet of sea level rise — and as much as 4 feet by 2100. The ground itself is sinking, leaving the city even more exposed.
September 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
By 2050, scientists project another 1.2 feet of sea level rise — and as much as 4 feet by 2100. The ground itself is sinking, leaving the city even more exposed.