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Video: How the AI Boom is Powered by Legal Loopholes and Secret Deals
https://floodlightnews.org/video-how-the-ai-boom-is-powered-by-legal-loopholes-and-secret-deals/
Published: May 28, 2026 13:04
Floodlight teams up with PBS to investigate OpenAI’s flagship data center.
Louisiana senator helped secure Meta's largest data center. Then he sold the land beside it.
https://floodlightnews.org/jay-morris-meta-louisiana-project-land-sales/
Published: May 21, 2026 10:59
State senator John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish. Here’s what he did with his land — before and after Meta’s announcement.
'I haven't done anything wrong': A Q&A with Louisiana State Sen. Jay Morris
https://floodlightnews.org/i-havent-done-anything-wrong-a-q-a-with-louisiana-state-sen-jay-morris/
Published: May 21, 2026 10:57
Morris’ recent land deals in light of Meta’s Hyperion data center buildout are raising questions about whether the senator violated state laws designed to prohibit self-dealing.
Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands
https://floodlightnews.org/trump-officials-billionaires-and-the-quiet-reshaping-of-americas-public-lands/
Published: May 13, 2026 12:02
A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.
Video: The secret billionaire's club reshaping America's public lands
https://floodlightnews.org/video-the-secret-billionaires-club-reshaping-americas-public-lands/
Published: May 13, 2026 12:00
Rare drone footage provides a glimpse into the controversial mountaintop retreat.
Judges overseeing Louisiana's landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendants
https://floodlightnews.org/judges-overseeing-louisianas-landmark-oil-cases-have-financial-stakes-in-defendants/
Published: April 13, 2026 12:00
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.
Here’s how we ID’d Louisiana federal judges with connections to oil companies
https://floodlightnews.org/louisiana-federal-judges-methodology/
Published: April 13, 2026 11:55
Read the methodology behind Floodlight’s recent investigation
Mississippi regulators greenlight xAI’s Southaven power plant despite strong public opposition
https://floodlightnews.org/mississippi-regulators-greenlight-xais-southaven-power-plant-despite-strong-public-opposition/
Published: March 11, 2026 19:10
Here’s what Southaven’s residents think about the state greenlighting an xAI power plant expansion in their community
Video: We caught Elon Musk's AI company flouting EPA rules using a thermal drone
https://floodlightnews.org/video-we-caught-elon-musks-ai-company-flouting-epa-rules-using-a-thermal-drone/
Published: March 6, 2026 17:07
xAI’s Grok chatbot is powered by unpermitted gas turbines at a Mississippi power plant. Here's how we know.
Inside the reporting: Using a thermal drone to investigate xAI’s power plant
https://floodlightnews.org/inside-the-reporting-using-a-thermal-drone-to-investigate-xais-power-plant/
Published: March 6, 2026 17:06
A Q&A with reporter Evan Simon on how this first-of-its-kind investigation came together.