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WEBA Bernhard Capital Partners subsidiary — new to the natural gas business — is buying gas systems in Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico. By Pam Radtke/Floodlight, Mario Alejandro Ariza/Floodlight. GOP gets 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it. A new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the ...
Mission & Model - Floodlight
WEBOur mission Floodlight is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom that investigates the corporations and political interests stalling climate action. Our reporting reveals how the fossil fuel industry hinders climate progress by sowing disinformation with the public and influencing government with political spending, including dark money. You …
Team - Floodlight
WEBA long-time New Orleans resident, Pam was part of The New Orleans Times-Picayune team that published after Hurricane Katrina — efforts for which it was awarded two Pulitzer prizes — and covered the storm’s aftermath on the state’s oil and gas industry and electric utilities. pam@floodlightnews.org.
Welcome to Floodlight
WEBWelcome to the Floodlight community! We’re glad you’re here. Floodlight is the only newsroom with the specific mission of holding climate polluters accountable. If you're interested in keeping up with our investigations — which also appear in news outlets including NPR, The Guardian and Capital B — you've subscribed to the right newsletter.
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WEBEmily Holden/Floodlight. Emily founded Floodlight in 2021, after more than a decade as an environment reporter in Washington, D.C. She reported for The Guardian, Politico, E&E News and CQ Roll Call. emily@floodlightnews.org. A Florida city wanted to move away from fossil fuels.
Impact - floodlightnews.org
WEBImpact. Floodlight’s model has shown how journalism can hold the powerful to account and expose the harms of climate change on vulnerable communities. Many of our stories have spurred regulatory and corporate change around the country. Floodlight's authoritative reporting has been cited by numerous local and national outlets, including CNN ...
Floodlight grows reach of climate accountability news, expands …
WEBThe investigative climate newsroom doubles down on its collaborative mission by making stories free to republish.
Floodlight, NPR win top reporting award for utility investigation
WEBFloodlight is proud to announce that two of our reporters and our media partner, NPR, have won top honors in the prestigious 2024 Reed Environmental Writing Awards. The contest is sponsored by the Southern Environmental Law Center. Floodlight investigative reporters Mario Alejandro Ariza and Miranda Green accepted the award on Friday.
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WEBElectric utilities spent billions after 2014’s polar vortex to ensure power plants and the grid could handle extreme cold, but this winter it still wasn’t enough. By Kristi E. Swartz/Floodlight. Kristi is a veteran business reporter with years of experience covering the electricity industry. kristi@floodlightnews.org.
Projects
WEBProjects. Floodlight reporters work from around the country, with one exception. Our Gulf Coast project is an ongoing body of journalism produced by Floodlight’s two Louisiana reporters in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and other regional partners. The following are special series published by Floodlight and its partners.