Investigative reporter @floodlightnews, which examines the forces stalling climate action. Tips, story ideas? 704-999-7092; [email protected]
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While Ken Paxton was suspended from his role as Texas AG in 2023, he took at least 17 trips over three months, including to resort destinations Park City, Utah, and Vail, Colorado. Taxpayers spent tens of thousands of dollars on security for those trips. propublica.org/article/ken-p…
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Promoted as a climate fix, a federal mandate to mix ethanol into gasoline is instead driving high emissions:
🌽 Ethanol is made from corn
🚜 Corn grown with nitrogen fertilizer
🔥 Fertilizer releases nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas 300x stronger than CO₂floodlightnews.org/corn-etha…
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New Jersey fined a Microsoft-linked data center $1M for running unpermitted gas generators, but never said how much pollution they released.
So we filed records requests, got the technical data and had experts run the numbers.
Here's what we found: floodlightnews.org/vineland-…
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NEW from Floodlight and The Guardian:
NJ regulators say they found no generators at a Microsoft-linked data center in Vineland during a December inspection.
Emails we obtained show 16 unpermitted gas generators were already running there. floodlightnews.org/vineland-…
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New Jersey says DataOne’s 62 generators are illegal. It’s letting them run for 45 more days.
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It’s easy to buy an air pollution sensor and measure the air outside your house. But in three states, industry-backed laws now say that data doesn't count. floodlightnews.org/toxic-air…
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The U.S. Arctic Research Commission is typically led by people well-versed in science and public policy. In December, President Trump appointed a Texas venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal background in science as the commission’s chair.
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Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. (via @FloodlightNews) bit.ly/3UEjm2T
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The chemical industry doesn't want you to be able to prove what pollution is in your air. We spent months documenting how. floodlightnews.org/toxic-air…
Our latest investigation reveals a troubling reality: America's public air monitors are gradually disappearing. And industry-backed efforts are making it harder for communities to use their own sensors to hold polluters accountable. floodlightnews.org/toxic-air…
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The largest planned AI datacenter in New Jersey is being accused of violating federal law after we flew a thermal drone and found the site running dozens of unpermitted gas-powered generators.
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Hmm, you mean communities of color don't have to be surrounded by open cesspools of hog waste?
NC blew its chance. Here's a story about the failures of the Smithfield Agreement, after 25 yrs
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We flew a thermal drone over one of the largest data centers planned on the East Coast.
What we found: 60+ unpermitted generators, tractor-trailer-sized, burning a mile from two schools.
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One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law’
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The EPA operates 26 stations across the U.S. that monitor toxic air pollutants.
How many are in Louisiana and Texas, two of the states with the nation's largest toxic emissions? Zero. floodlightnews.org/louisiana…
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If you live next to one of Louisiana's biggest polluters, there's a good chance no one is measuring what you're breathing.
In a new collaboration with The Guardian, Floodlight investigates gaps in the state's air monitoring system:theguardian.com/environment/…
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Louisiana has some of the highest toxic air pollution in the country. So why isn't it being properly measured?
We analyzed the state's air monitoring network and found major gaps — then uncovered how the petrochemical industry fought efforts to close them.floodlightnews.org/louisiana…
NEW: Louisiana residents living near major toxic polluters are often left in the dark about what they're breathing. Our investigation found major gaps in the state's air-monitoring network—and how industry-backed legislation helped keep it that way. floodlightnews.org/louisiana…
Published with @FloodlightNews, @guardian and @IlluminatorLA. Thanks to everyone who helped bring this investigation to publication.
What do dry cleaners and AI companies have in common? A new Floodlight/WIRED investigation reveals they're using the same kind of air pollution permits — allowing big data center projects to move forward without the environmental reviews normally required: floodlightnews.org/ai-data-c…
