Power Play

Florida investor uses internal records to sue power company for alleged fraud

The lawsuit alleging mismanagement and lies is the latest legal action by shareholders against Florida Power & Light’s parent company

Gulf Coast

Louisiana’s ‘business-friendly’ climate response: canceled home insurance plans

Under a new state law, residents will no longer be protected from homeowners’ policy cancellations, higher deductibles or big rate increases.

Carbon Offsets

BP-owned company is selling carbon credits on trees that aren’t in danger, analysis finds

Satellite analysis looked at credits sold by Finite Carbon, which runs some of North America’s largest offsetting projects

Gulf Coast

Regulators asked to deny permits for giant Louisiana plastics plant

Citing air modeling and new federal soot standards, advocates want environmental regulators to block the proposed 2,400-acre project.

Inflation Reduction Act

Federal funds for methane-cutting digesters in farms could end up boosting methane emissions

The Inflation Reduction Act is offering millions to farmers to reduce the harmful greenhouse gas. Critics warn it encourages bigger farms.

LNG

Flouting Biden pause, agency OK’s largest LNG terminal in US

Whether the Louisiana project is built may hinge on federal study of climate and economic impact of the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry

Gulf Coast

Louisiana ‘Cancer Alley’ residents ask for fed help in pollution fight

Residents of color are pushing the U.S. Department of Justice to block expansion of industrial development in their communities.

Inflation Reduction Act

How the Inflation Reduction Act is playing out in one of the ‘most biased’ states for renewables

Solar developers are going head-to-head with fossil fuel-backed opposition groups and renewable bans in Ohio

Rising Tide

Miami entering a state of unreality: Adaptation to climate change can’t fix the city’s water problems

As record rainfalls pound south Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis decries ‘radical green zealots’ who want him to do more.

Gulf Coast

Study: Minorities ‘systematically’ underrepresented in US petrochemical workforce

In Louisiana, few people of color are getting high-paying jobs in the industry — or even low-paying ones

Gulf Coast

Is US offshore wind dead in the water — or just poised for the next big gust?

The Biden Administration wants to boost offshore wind. But other forces, including cost, political opposition and disinformation, have slowed adoption.

Gulf Coast

Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana

Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds.

Gulf Coast

Report: Soaring methane exports ‘liquidate’ Gulf Coast future

University researchers say federal regulators fail to consider harm to ‘fenceline’ communities when approving liquefied natural gas plants.

Polluting Democracy

S.C. utilities push for more gas, ‘blank check,’ amid specter of past scandal

The scramble to increase supply has state lawmakers debating a fast-tracked bill that locks in new gas and undoes hard-won reforms

Polluting Democracy

Ohio Gov. DeWine campaign got secret $2.5 million boost from power company, new records show

A dark money group funded by FirstEnergy spent $2.5 million to support the GOP hopeful as the utility pushed bailout of struggling nuclear plants.

Gulf Coast

23 states ask EPA to halt civil rights rules regulating pollution

The dispute stems from a ruling by a Louisiana judge that the agency’s application of race-based considerations exceeds its authority.