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.

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.

Newly obtained public records shed light on emissions caused by DataOne’s unpermitted generator fleet

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.

The enforcement action comes less than a month after Floodlight’s visual investigation publicly exposed the Vineland site’s generator fleet for the first time

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.

As public air monitors disappear, federal rollbacks and state laws are making it harder than ever to know what’s in the air

Since 2024, lawmakers in Louisiana, Ohio and Kentucky have passed strikingly similar bills — backed by chemical or manufacturing trade groups — that curb the use of community-collected data in enforce...

Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.

Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators

The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about major holes in Louisiana’s public air monitoring system and why monitors are often located miles from industrial centers. We also hear how Tulane is repurp...

In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.

The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.

The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.

Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

State senator John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish. Here’s what he did with his land — before and after Meta’s announcement.

Floodlight teams up with PBS to investigate OpenAI’s flagship data center.

Floodlight teams up with PBS to investigate OpenAI’s flagship data center.

State senator John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish. Here’s what he did with his land — before and after Meta’s announcement.

A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.

A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.

“They're gobbling up vast swaths.”

A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we break down politically-themed floats that rolled during Mardi Gras. We also hear why state industries are betting on blue ammonia, and discuss a risk assessment of ou...

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits—and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.

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.

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…

The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.

Over a quarter century in the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil giant Texaco (now Chevron) perpetrated an ecological disaster: It dumped 3.2 million gallons of toxic waste, spilled 17 million gallons of crude oil and flared nearly 50 million cubic feet of methane gas. The company also collaborated with U.S. evangelical missionaries to forcibly displace Indigenous peoples […]

Critics argue the city could do more to tackle its food waste problem.

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.

Amid concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, the Trump administration has abolished climate-friendly farming incentives

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.

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.

Floodlight has chosen Brad Racino as our next editor-in-chief after a highly competitive national search that drew 240 candidates.

Corn dominates U.S. farmland and fuels the ethanol industry. But the fertilizer it relies on drives emissions and fouls drinking water.