Power Play
A Florida power company didn’t like a journalist’s commentary. Its consultants had him followed
Consultants for Florida Power & Light, the largest electric utility in the US, conducted surveillance on a Jacksonville journalist
Mario Alejandro Ariza/Floodlight
Mario is an investigative reporter and a Dominican immigrant. His byline has appeared in the South Florida Sun Sentinel, The New Republic and NPR. mario@floodlightnews.org
Gulf Coast
Texas stumbles in its effort to punish green financial firms
Fossil fuels power the Texas economy, accounting for some 14% of gross state product between 2019 and 2020. Now, Texas is the first state in the nation to pass anti-divestment laws for fossil fuels.
Utilities
The $287 million pipeline no one needed? How Spire's ambitions almost left St. Louis without heat
The gas company sowed panic in a bare-knuckle marketing campaign after a court ordered the shutdown of its STL pipeline.
Power Play
Revealed: the Florida power company pushing legislation to slow rooftop solar
Florida Power & Light delivered bill text to a state lawmaker. Its parent company sent $10,000 to her campaign coffers.