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Few places are more impacted by Trump’s environmental policies than the Gulf Coast, where his administration is fast-tracking massive gas export terminals. Floodlight went to southwest Louisiana to see what that means for the people living beside them.

Earlier this year, Louisiana’s energy regulators voted to kill a long-awaited independent energy efficiency program—one advocates say would have lowered bills for residents in the highest-energy-using state in the U.S.

📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: The latest edition of the @SierraClub.org’s “The Dirty Truth” report finds that the country’s biggest electric utilities are collectively doing worse on climate goals than when the organization started tracking their progress five years ago.

Have you served in the U.S. #military? We are looking to connect with current or recent service members with experience working in extreme heat or at coastal bases hit by storms. DM or email: [email protected]

“Ingleside on the Bay is our slice of heaven that you’re willing to turn into hell for a profit,” said Kelley Burnett, who captains the local dolphin boat tours. “This is not just about our health, but our livelihood.” Copublished by @drilledmedia.bsky.social @floodlightnews.org @deceleration.news

Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood hit by flooding. “The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.” floodlightnews.org/building-tow...

Ana Zimmerman once woke to water at her ankles in her Charleston bedroom. After repeated floods and more than $80,000 in damage, her home was declared a total loss. She and her husband walked away, losing 12 years of equity.

Floodlight is featured in a short documentary on research exposing a long-standing myth: That industrial development brings good jobs to communities of color. Instead, residents often face the pollution—without the promise of prosperity.

After EV factory plans fizzled in Arkansas & Oklahoma, a Florida businessman says Georgia is his priority. A former TV producer with no auto background, he said “We’re here to create jobs.” But his own counsel warned: “We’re not promising.”

Phoenix closed hiking trails this summer as extreme heat turns recreation deadly. Last year, authorities carried out 35 rescues — including one after a 10-year-old died while hiking in 114° heat. floodlightnews.org/from-ski-tra...

📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: Months after the Trump administration made drastic firings and funding cuts to NOAA, fishermen are still reeling from the loss of a reliable partner, @TheXylom.Com reports:

As seas rise around Charleston, “entire neighborhoods will have to move,” says resident Ana Zimmerman, who was forced to abandon her home after repeated floods. “But the vulnerable among us…they will not be able to save themselves.” floodlightnews.org/building-tow...

Cities are getting hotter. And there’s one simple fix on the table: reflective roofs. So why is a powerful industry fighting to stop them?

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@SentientMedia.Org reports on shocking conditions at an Iowa pork plant: “The floor is lined with so many decomposed hogs that wooden walkways were placed over their bodies for employees to get across.” Republished and available on Floodlight's website:

Trump’s LNG boom is swallowing Gulf Coast wetlands, despite outcry from local residents. “These are the estuaries that supply the seafood that Louisiana's so famous for. But that'll all be backfilled … It’ll change this environment forever.” floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...

Wondering who's behind Floodlight’s investigations into climate accountability? We’re introducing our team 👋 Meet veteran reporter Ames Alexander, who brings decades of investigative experience to our newsroom:

A century ago, lakes near Madison froze for 130 days a year. Today? About 75. Scientists say ice is no longer predictable, and ice fishing is getting dangerous.

A Florida entrepreneur promised 45,000 EV jobs across six U.S. towns. Nearly two years later, not a single plant has broken ground. In Fort Valley, Georgia, he says the project is still alive — but financing, design approval, and big questions remain.

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A report from earlier this year shows the clean energy boom isn’t just happening in blue states — red states are feeling it too: 🌞 Florida and North Carolina rank among the top for renewable energy generation 📈 Mississippi and Alabama saw some of the biggest 10-year gains

“Entire neighborhoods will have to move... But the vulnerable among us, there will be no one there to help them, save them, and they will not be able to save themselves.” In Floodlight's latest investigation, we found that Charleston’s boom is colliding with the certainty of rising water:

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‘Entire neighborhoods will have to move’: growth collides with rising seas in Charleston: Residents worry new developments – including a sea wall planned to shield the city’s historic center – could push floodwaters into their communities This story is from Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroo...

In a recent investigation, Floodlight spoke to 18 organizations working to bring renewable energy to low-income communities. All of them said the same thing: poor housing stock is blocking access—especially in formerly redlined neighborhoods.

Trump’s “energy emergency” has supercharged the LNG boom. On the Gulf Coast, that means more flares in the sky, more pollution in the air, and more broken promises. Floodlight went to Louisiana to meet the communities who are paying the price:

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Charleston’s seas are rising fast — 13 inches in the past century, with another foot projected by 2050. The land itself is sinking too, putting entire neighborhoods at risk of going under.

Americans for Prosperity claims its mission is to make Vermont more affordable. But its founding and financing by some of the world’s richest oil men and a history of spreading climate disinformation has raised doubts.

Even in colder U.S. climates, studies show reflective roofs save energy and cool cities. In Baltimore, the little-known dark roof lobby pushed back—but the city passed a cool roof law anyway.

A Florida businessman with no auto experience promised EV factories in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Those plans collapsed. Now he’s doubling down on a $500M plant in Fort Valley, Georgia — his new “top priority.”

Charleston’s $1.3B seawall will stop short of Rosemont, a historically Black neighborhood already hit by flooding. “The gentry of Charleston have connections, they have money, they have a voice,” says resident Skip Mikell. “These communities are voiceless.” floodlightnews.org/building-tow...

📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs, @grist.org reports:

Building Toward Disaster: Growth Collides With Rising Seas In #Charleston Ames Alexander reports for @floodlightnews.org floodlightnews.org/building-tow...

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Clean energy is booming. In 2024 alone: ☀️ Solar power up 27% — enough to power 28M homes 🌬️ Wind power generated enough for 42M homes 🔋 Battery storage capacity jumped 63% 🚗 EV charging ports grew 24%, now over 218,000 nationwide

In Charleston, even a short afternoon storm can submerge streets. Yet a new $1.3B seawall to protect the city’s historic downtown will stop short — leaving nearby, historically Black neighborhoods like Rosemont exposed.

Scientists warn that shorter, warmer winters could cut ski seasons by months. At North America’s largest cross-country race in Wisconsin, organizers ran a 10 km manmade loop in 2024 instead of its usual 50 km course.

📚 What the Floodlight team is reading: Conservation would no longer count as an official use of federal public lands under a plan announced by the U.S. Department of the Interior, @insideclimatenews.org reports:

Charleston is building a $1.3B seawall to protect its historic downtown from rising seas. But neighborhoods like Rosemont — a historically Black community that already floods — are left outside its protection.

🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @floodlightnews.org is hiring a Louisiana-based investigative reporter to focus on the power and influence of the energy industry and its impacts on people, including people of color. floodlightnews.org/floodlight-i...

The process of making cement involves heating limestone to 2,700°F and releasing huge amounts of CO₂. Federal programs were helping fund cleaner alternatives — until the EPA pulled the plug on 21 of them.

The U.S. is racing to double LNG exports by 2028. On the Gulf Coast, that means more flares lighting up the sky — and more pollution in communities already struggling to breathe.

From skiing to ice fishing, “winter is a big part of life” in Wisconsin, says UW scientist Hilary Dugan. But while lakes once froze for 130 days a year, it’s now closer to 75. “We’re talking months of change — not just a couple of days.” floodlightnews.org/from-ski-tra...

Charleston is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. But it’s also one of the most flood-prone — where new developments and rising seas are colliding. NEW in Floodlight:

A startup once promised to bring tens of thousands of EV jobs to struggling U.S. towns. Nearly two years later, only one project is still on the table, and even that faces major hurdles.

Charleston is racing to build a $1.3B seawall to protect its historic downtown from rising seas. But neighborhoods like Rosemont — a historically Black community — are left outside its protection, facing ever-worsening floods.

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A billion-dollar seawall may shield the city’s wealthy core — but not the vulnerable communities beyond it. Who will be forced to move? Floodlight’s latest investigation, also in The Guardian: