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By Terry L. Jones/Floodlight. Fueling Disinformation. Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The hometown newspaper is helping. A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy 'grassroots' group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and ...
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Nuclear power could solve US electricity needs. But at what cost?
5 days ago · The rising costs of what was supposed to be the first commercial SMR in the United States led startup NuScale and Utah Municipal Power Systems to squash its project roughly a year ago. Estimated costs went from $5.3 billion to $9.3 billion after construction costs jumped 75% from their original price tag.
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Our mission Floodlight is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom that investigates the corporations and political interests stalling climate action. Our reporting reveals how the fossil fuel industry hinders climate progress by sowing disinformation with the public and influencing government with political spending, including dark money. You can count on Floodlight to
Black women are leading the fight against polluters in Louisiana — …
Oct 9, 2024 — 11 min read. Actress Jane Fonda and environmental advocate Roishetta Ozane appear at a rally in New Orleans on Jan. 19, 2024, held by a coalition of environmental groups opposed to the expansion of the liquified natural gas export capacity along the Gulf Coast. Ozane is among the Black women in Louisiana leading environmental ...
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Emily Holden/Floodlight. Emily founded Floodlight in 2021, after more than a decade as an environment reporter in Washington, D.C. She reported for The Guardian, Politico, E&E News and CQ Roll Call. emily@floodlightnews.org. A Florida city wanted to move away from fossil fuels.
EV myths: Are they keeping people from getting rid of their gas …
2 days ago · But advocates say there is still apprehension among consumers to ditch their gas guzzlers, which they blame in part on disinformation and anti-EV myths pushed by the oil and gas industry. Among the false narratives: The federal government is banning gas-powered cars. In truth, the Biden administration wants at least half of the new vehicles ...
Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet
Sep 3, 2024 · Hinds County, Miss., residents opposing the building of a solar farm in their area pack the June 17, 2024 meeting in Jackson of the Hinds County Board of Supervisors. The board approved the solar farm on a 3–2 vote. Mississippi has been slow to adopt solar, with less than 1% of the state’s power generated by the sun.
Louisiana federal court permanently blocks civil rights protections …
Aug 23, 2024 · In May 2023, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who was then the state’s attorney general, sued the EPA to block the agency from investigating civil rights complaints and using the disparate impact standard. The standard allows the federal agency to penalize state regulating authorities for issuing operating permits in communities overburdened with ...