Toxic Air
Across several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.
Data Centers
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
Gulf Coast
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.
Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.
Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production accelerates here, feeding demand from Europe and Asia
Desperate for jobs, three communities embraced a bold electric vehicle promise. Now, they’re left with questions—and no jobs.
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 exposes the powers stalling climate action. We partner with other newsrooms and share our stories for free.
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.
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.
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing.
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
Rare drone footage provides a glimpse into the controversial mountaintop retreat.
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.
Read the methodology behind Floodlight’s recent investigation
Here’s what Southaven’s residents think about the state greenlighting an xAI power plant expansion in their community
xAI’s Grok chatbot is powered by unpermitted gas turbines at a Mississippi power plant. Here's how we know.
A Q&A with reporter Evan Simon on how this first-of-its-kind investigation came together.
Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.
