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Investigating the powers stalling climate action
Today is Dee J. Hall’s last day as editor-in-chief at Floodlight. Under her leadership, our investigations exposed powerful forces stalling climate action and our reach grew across 47 states. Thank you, Dee.
More from Dee and our executive director: floodlightnews.org/email/abcae4...
More from Dee and our executive director: floodlightnews.org/email/abcae4...
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Today is Dee J. Hall’s last day as editor-in-chief at Floodlight. Under her leadership, our investigations exposed powerful forces stalling climate action and our reach grew across 47 states. Thank you, Dee.
More from Dee and our executive director: floodlightnews.org/email/abcae4...
More from Dee and our executive director: floodlightnews.org/email/abcae4...
We’re joining 5 other Climate News Task Force newsrooms to offer a shared place to sign up for all our newsletters. It’s a new way to make climate coverage easier to find — and to support the reporting that holds powerful industries accountable.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We’re joining 5 other Climate News Task Force newsrooms to offer a shared place to sign up for all our newsletters. It’s a new way to make climate coverage easier to find — and to support the reporting that holds powerful industries accountable.
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We’re joining 5 other Climate News Task Force newsrooms to offer a shared place to sign up for all our newsletters. It’s a new way to make climate coverage easier to find — and to support the reporting that holds powerful industries accountable.
December 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We’re joining 5 other Climate News Task Force newsrooms to offer a shared place to sign up for all our newsletters. It’s a new way to make climate coverage easier to find — and to support the reporting that holds powerful industries accountable.
Floodlight is a proud member of the Climate News Task Force, a network of newsrooms committed to stronger and more collaborative climate reporting. Find out what we’re up to and follow along:
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December 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Floodlight is a proud member of the Climate News Task Force, a network of newsrooms committed to stronger and more collaborative climate reporting. Find out what we’re up to and follow along:
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Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters. floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
December 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters. floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
This is Edgemere, in Queens — a New York City community caught between the ocean and the bay.
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is Edgemere, in Queens — a New York City community caught between the ocean and the bay.
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
After Hurricane Sandy, Baba Ndanani's home was so damaged he spent two weeks sleeping on an overturned refrigerator.
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised: floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised: floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
After Hurricane Sandy, Baba Ndanani's home was so damaged he spent two weeks sleeping on an overturned refrigerator.
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised: floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised: floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
This year, Floodlight exposed how utilities shape energy prices, how oil and gas companies influence universities and how local communities are left behind on climate protections.
On #GivingTuesday, your support helps us keep publishing investigations like these: floodlightnews.org#/portal/supp...
On #GivingTuesday, your support helps us keep publishing investigations like these: floodlightnews.org#/portal/supp...
December 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This year, Floodlight exposed how utilities shape energy prices, how oil and gas companies influence universities and how local communities are left behind on climate protections.
On #GivingTuesday, your support helps us keep publishing investigations like these: floodlightnews.org#/portal/supp...
On #GivingTuesday, your support helps us keep publishing investigations like these: floodlightnews.org#/portal/supp...
This is Edgemere, in Queens — a New York City community caught between the ocean and the bay.
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is Edgemere, in Queens — a New York City community caught between the ocean and the bay.
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Devastated by Hurricane Sandy, it remains exposed to rising tides more than a decade later.
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
After Hurricane Sandy, Baba Ndanani's home was so damaged he spent two weeks sleeping on an overturned refrigerator.
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised:
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised:
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
November 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
After Hurricane Sandy, Baba Ndanani's home was so damaged he spent two weeks sleeping on an overturned refrigerator.
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised:
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
13 years later, his Queens community is still waiting for the flood protections it was promised:
floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgo...
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hossain endured a decade of floods that battered his farmland in Bangladesh. When his daughter was born, he couldn’t afford the hospital bill. Months later, he left for the U.S. — one of many migrants fleeing places repeatedly hit by climate disasters.
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
floodlightnews.org/flooding-and...
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...
“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...
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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...
“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...
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project, despite ongoing legal challenges.
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project, despite ongoing legal challenges.
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...
“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...
October 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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...
“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...
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...
“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...
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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...
“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...
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project.
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Louisiana's Calcasieu Pass 1 is the largest liquefied natural gas export terminal in the nation. This spring, the Trump administration gave the company permission to continue constructing a planned expansion project.
This is the New Isle.
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is the New Isle.
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides.
But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
This is the New Isle. It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides. But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is the New Isle. It was meant to be a national model for climate relocation — a fresh start for residents of Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, which was being swallowed by rising tides. But three years on, families report broken homes and broken promises.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
October 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is Louisiana’s Isle de Jean Charles, a community lost to rising seas. Three years after residents left as part of America's first federally-funded climate relocation, they say the promised new homes have fallen short.
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
Read more in our latest investigation:
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“I never expected that relocation was going to happen in my lifetime. Now that it has happened, it’s not a celebration.”
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
After a federally funded move inland, Indigenous residents of Isle de Jean Charles say their new homes are already falling apart.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
“Our community is already surrounded by pollution,” says environmental advocate Roishetta Ozane. “It makes absolutely no sense to approve new LNG facilities here in southwest Louisiana... It’s just like a death sentence.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Our community is already surrounded by pollution,” says environmental advocate Roishetta Ozane. “It makes absolutely no sense to approve new LNG facilities here in southwest Louisiana... It’s just like a death sentence.”
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
floodlightnews.org/trump-fueled...
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
September 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“This is supposed to be a model. Not just for us. For the rest of the country, maybe the world. So why did it fail?”
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...
As millions face climate relocation, the nation’s first federally-funded attempt left families with crumbling houses and broken trust.
floodlightnews.org/isle-de-jean...