Projects

Floodlight reporters work from around the country. Our Gulf Coast project is an ongoing body of journalism produced by Floodlight’s two Louisiana reporters in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and other regional partners.

The following are special series published by Floodlight and its partners.

Fueling Knowledge

In partnership with WWNO, WRKF, and the Louisiana Illuminator, Floodlight examined the long-held relationship between the fossil fuel industry and Louisiana State University in an investigative series and accompanying Sea Change podcast.

Fueling Disinformation

Floodlight, in collaboration with partners such as ProPublica, NPR, and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, investigated how the extraction industry employs disinformation tactics to influence public opinion and energy policy

Polluting Democracy

Alongside national and local partners, Floodlight examined how monopoly utility companies use dark money to manipulate elections and mislead the public.

Power Play

Floodlight, NPR, the Orlando Sentinel and other media partners revealed how utilities paid a consulting group that infiltrated local news media, attacked clean energy foes and intimidated public officials. The two stories with NPR were selected as finalists for the 2023 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.

Gulf Coast

Floodlight — with partners at WWNO, the Lens, and the Louisiana Illuminator — is reporting on greenwashing, misinformation, and the lack of corporate accountability in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. This ongoing project is led by Floodlight’s two Louisiana-based reporters in Baton Rouge and New Orleans