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 …

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10 hours ago · Heavy flooding from Superstorm Sandy hampered relief efforts several days after the 2012 storm devastated the coastal areas of New Jersey and New York, with many residents unable to access their homes due to waters left from the storm. Coastal flooding is expected to become significantly worse in ...

Feb 4, 2025 · President Donald Trump signs executive orders on Feb. 3, 2025. Trump’s freeze on spending has halted several federally funded programs, including Solar For All, an initiative by then-President Joe Biden to provide solar power to low-income households and communities.

Jan 27, 2025 · Gulf Coast Uncertainty looms over plan to save coastal Louisiana. Federal leaders and Gov. Jeff Landry clash over the state’s projected spending for the $3 billion project

1 day ago · Kaitlyn Joshua is a native of the southeast corridor of Louisiana dubbed “Cancer Alley,” and has spent the last few years leading the fight against a hydrogen and ammonia facility being built within 2,000 feet of an elementary school in Ascension Parish. Joshua says she is ‘horrified’ about ...

Feb 13, 2025 · Gulf Coast ‘Superfund’ laws aim to make Big Oil pay for climate damage. News laws to hold oil and gas responsible for costs associated with climate change provide ‘hope’ for activists — and a legal target for the industry

Nov 7, 2024 · Gulf Coast Louisiana could be out billions of dollars if controversial coastal restoration stalls. The feds threaten to withhold $2.2 billion from the massive effort to save and restore the state’s diminishing coastline if leaders don’t act soon.

2 days ago · Crews work to restore power lines in south Louisiana following Hurricane Francine. Entergy Louisiana has proposed charging customers about $1 per month to help pay for repairs from the storm. Customers are already paying about $20 per month to pay for damage from previous hurricanes. (Entergy ...

Nov 2, 2024 · A Floodlight review of campaign donations in nine of the 10 states that elect their public service commissioners found that fossil fuel interests, power companies and related groups have given about $13.5 million to elect their preferred state energy regulators in the past decade — about 35% of all donations $250 and above.