Judges overseeing Louisiana's landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendants

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.

Here’s how we ID’d Louisiana federal judges with connections to oil companies

Read the methodology behind Floodlight’s recent investigation

Mississippi regulators greenlight xAI’s Southaven power plant despite strong public opposition

Here’s what Southaven’s residents think about the state greenlighting an xAI power plant expansion in their community

Video: We caught Elon Musk's AI company flouting EPA rules using a thermal drone

xAI’s Grok chatbot is powered by unpermitted gas turbines at a Mississippi power plant. Here's how we know.

Inside the reporting: Using a thermal drone to investigate xAI’s power plant

A Q&A with reporter Evan Simon on how this first-of-its-kind investigation came together.

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

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

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

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

Is New York City getting its composting program right?

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

Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint

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

Resurrected lawsuit puts FPL’s past controversies back in the spotlight

The federal appeals court decision could re-open the company's old wounds from a series of controversies across Florida.

How New York City’s largest food rescue organization stepped up during the SNAP crisis

City Harvest’s food rescue efforts are a win for both climate and food insecurity

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind.

A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.