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Investigating the powers stalling climate action
As Floodlight reported in 2023, the PSC’s former at-large election system had faced years of legal challenges for allegedly diluting Black voting power and limiting representation:
Voting rights decision may curb push to diversify Georgia, Alabama utility commissions
Plaintiffs in the challenge to Georgia Public Service Commission’s statewide elections appear headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
As Floodlight reported in 2023, the PSC’s former at-large election system had faced years of legal challenges for allegedly diluting Black voting power and limiting representation:
This expands on concerns reported last year by Floodlight, which found the state backed the deal despite the company’s history of loan defaults, unanswered questions about its process and whistleblower allegations that its CEO misled government officials:
West Virginia coal plant conversion seen as a ‘miracle.’ Not everyone is a believer.
The state is betting $50 million on a plan to produce hydrogen and graphite from coal with no greenhouse gasses — an approach never done before
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November 7, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This expands on concerns reported last year by Floodlight, which found the state backed the deal despite the company’s history of loan defaults, unanswered questions about its process and whistleblower allegations that its CEO misled government officials:
As Floodlight reported last year, Alabama Power has shaped its image by running its own news outlet and funding a Black newspaper that avoids critical coverage of the powerful utility company:
‘Control the narrative’: How an Alabama utility wields influence by financing news
A Floodlight investigation found Alabama Power runs a news service and its foundation bought a Black newspaper. Neither publishes critical stories about the utility.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
As Floodlight reported last year, Alabama Power has shaped its image by running its own news outlet and funding a Black newspaper that avoids critical coverage of the powerful utility company: