Insurance
Climate change drives up insurance costs — and missed mortgage payments
New study finds a $500 insurance hike boosts mortgage delinquencies by 20%, stressing housing impact of changing climate.
Power Play
Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.
Gulf Coast
Entergy proposes a new $3.2 billion natural gas plant to run a ‘game changing’ data center in northeast Louisiana; critics question the move
Gulf Coast
As state lawmakers consider even more tax breaks for fossil fuels, a new report says the state can no longer rely on the industry for growth
Philanthropic and government investments in environmental justice are helping nonprofits push back against industrial development
A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other
Frank Artiles was found guilty on three election-related counts after running a no-party spoiler candidate in a 2020 Florida Senate race.
State utility regulators have increasingly placed barriers to development of the renewable energy source in one of the sunniest states in the U.S.
Floodlight investigates the powers stalling climate action. We partner with other newsrooms and share our stories for free.
But the state still lags behind most others in its rollout of federally-funded chargers along the interstate highway system
Liquefied natural gas exports are among the worst fossil fuels for the planet, according to a new peer-reviewed study
The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.
While Republicans are the main beneficiaries, in the narrowly divided Senate, power companies hedged their bets with donations to some Dems
The state is tied for dead last in renewable energy adoption. Little surprise, with so much fossil fuel money flowing to its commissioners.
The clean energy transition, for one, a Floodlight analysis of campaign finance data reveals.
The Koch-linked paper appears in Morton County as residents are set to vote — and to hear the case brought by pipeline owner Energy Transfer
A coalition of environmental groups finds U.S. renewable energy development has tripled in the past decade
ExxonMobil wants millions in tax breaks for a Baton Rouge project that would create no jobs, pollute the environment and recycle few plastics
Advocates say oil and gas interests are fearmongering to keep people from transitioning to electric-powered vehicles
As Three Mile Island and a Michigan reactor aim to restart, critics question whether the cost of nuclear power makes sense.
Philanthropic and government investments in environmental justice are helping nonprofits push back against industrial development