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Study: Colleges with fossil fuel funding can become 'vehicle of climate obstruction'
https://floodlightnews.org/study-colleges-with-fossil-fuel-funding-can-become-vehicle-of-climate-obstruction/
Published: September 5, 2024 12:00
Researchers found donations are part of a strategy by the industry to embed itself in universities to influence research and gain credibility
Mississippi regulators to solar boosters: Sit down and be quiet
https://floodlightnews.org/mississippi-regulators-tell-solar-boosters-sit-down-and-be-quiet/
Published: September 3, 2024 09:59
State utility regulators have increasingly placed barriers to development of the renewable energy source in one of the sunniest states in the U.S.
Dark money group aiding Cornel West has ties to utility operative
https://floodlightnews.org/dark-money-group-aiding-cornel-west-has-ties-to-utility-operative/
Published: August 27, 2024 15:06
A lawyer tied to Florida’s ‘ghost candidate’ scandal is more evidence West’s biggest backers are people who want Trump to win
Louisiana federal court permanently blocks civil rights protections for Black communities statewide
https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-federal-court-permanently-blocks-civil-rights-protections/
Published: August 23, 2024 22:16
The new ruling bars Louisiana from considering whether to permit industrial facilities in communities already facing a disparate impact from pollution
Louisiana advocate leading fight against ammonia plant: ‘I already feel ignored’
https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-advocate-leading-fight-against-ammonia-plant/
Published: August 20, 2024 15:11
The facility is being touted by state leaders as key to the clean energy transition — and job creator for residents of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
Oil and ink mix as Chevron reports the ‘news’ in Texas, New Mexico
https://floodlightnews.org/oil-and-ink-mix-as-chevron-reports-the-news/
Published: August 19, 2024 10:00
In the fossil fuel-rich Permian Basin, a major producer runs a regional website that combines industry perspective with feel-good local stories.
Louisiana utility commission OKs major donor’s plan to buy Entergy gas system
https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-utility-commission-oks-major-donors-plan/
Published: August 15, 2024 19:00
A Bernhard Capital Partners subsidiary — new to the natural gas business — is buying gas systems in Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico
GOP gets 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it.
https://floodlightnews.org/gop-gets-85-of-the-benefit/
Published: August 15, 2024 00:38
The new tally shows the overwhelming number of jobs and projects funded by the Inflation Reduction Act go to conservative states that back Trump
Louisiana advocates ‘gobsmacked’ by decision halting massive grain terminal
https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-advocates-gobsmacked-by-decision-halting-massive-grain-terminal/
Published: August 7, 2024 20:54
The project in Wallace was at the center of a local fight to preserve surrounding area’s historic treasures from further industrial development
A fifth of U.S. green hydrogen projects eyed for water-stressed areas
https://floodlightnews.org/green-hydrogen-projects-eyed-for-water-stressed-areas/
Published: August 7, 2024 10:00
As the federal government pours billions into hydrogen production to lower greenhouse gas emissions, critics worry water shortages in the Southwest could worsen