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Tulane scientist resigns, citing ‘gag order’ on environmental justice research

2 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Terry Jones

Environmental advocates are questioning the actions of a private university in Louisiana following the resignation of a scientist who researches the health and job disparities in a heavily industrialized part of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.” Kimberly Terrell, who served as a director of community engagement and a staff scientist with Tulane University’s Environmental Law Clinic, accused university leaders of trying to censor the work she’s doing to spotlight the harms to local...
Data centers are building their own gas power plants in Texas

2 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Dylan Baddour

Data Centers — 12 min read This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas—Abigail Lindsey worries the days of peace and quiet might be nearing an end at the rural, wooded property where she lives with her son.
California board hits pause on plan to phase out gas appliances

3 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Dee Hall

Read the Los Angeles Times story here. A board that regulates air quality in the Los Angeles area voted Friday to consider more alternatives to its plan to levy a fee aimed at phasing out gas-fired water heaters and furnaces. That proposal was defeated on a 7-5 vote. But board members agreed 7-4 to consider less-stringent options, citing concerns over the cost to property owners and manufacturers and the ability of the electric grid to withstand more demand.
Support for renewables shrinks as fossil fuel interest grows

3 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Pam Radtke Russell

Published by Canary Media, Renewable Energy WorldRepublicans and Democrats alike are less likely to support renewable energy than they were five years ago, according to a survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The results mirror growing pockets of opposition to solar farms, reignited political support for coal plants and moves by President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans to kill federally funded clean energy projects.
How Big Oil is ruining a small ‘slice of heaven’ town in Texas

3 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Alex Ip

This is a condensed story of a three-part series produced by The Xylom and co-published by Drilled, Floodlight and Deceleration News. Subscribe to The Xylom's newsletter here. On Jan. 6, 2024, nine minutes before midnight, the police department in Ingleside, Texas, uploaded on Facebook a now-deleted public advisory about an oil leak from a tank at the Flint Hills crude oil export terminal. The roughly 700 members of Facebook group Citizens of the City of Ingleside on the Bay were in a frenzy.
The gas lobby is weakening Southern California’s boldest clean-air plan in decades

3 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Hilary Beaumont

On a windy night in early January, second-grade teacher Barbara Ishida spotted the Eaton Fire glowing in the hills behind her home in Altadena, California. Her mind turned to the deadly wildfires in Lahaina and Paradise and she thought, “Let’s get out — now.” Ishida and her husband evacuated safely, but the flames destroyed their home. An attribution study found that climate change, which is primarily caused by burning fossil fuels, made the January fires 35% more likely.
This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

3 weeks ago | floodlightnews.org | Ames Alexander

It began with a lobbyist’s pitch. Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says a lobbyist proposed a simple idea: repeal the state’s requirement for reflective roofs on many commercial buildings. In late March, Grills and his fellow lawmakers voted to eliminate the rule, scrapping a measure meant to save energy, lower temperatures and protect Tennesseans from extreme heat. It was another win for a well-organized lobbying campaign led by manufacturers of dark roofing materials.
From EVs to HVAC, clean energy means jobs in Central Illinois

1 month ago | floodlightnews.org | Kari Lydersen

This story was originally published by Canary Media, and is part of the Rural News Network's Powering Rural Futures series. DECATUR, ILLINOIS — A fistfight at a high school football game nearly defined Shawn Honorable’s life. It was 1999 when he and a group of teen boys were expelled and faced criminal charges over the incident. The story of the “Decatur Seven” drew national headlines and protests led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who framed their harsh treatment as blatant racism.
Environmental groups sue over Louisiana’s ban on community air monitoring

1 month ago | floodlightnews.org | Terry Jones

Six grassroots environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit this week that takes aim at a 2024 Louisiana law that essentially crippled community-based air monitoring in the state. The suit, filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana, calls the law an “industry-friendly ban” that bars groups from using their own independent air monitoring systems to warn residents living in fenceline communities about potential health risks.
Trump’s USDA resurrects one climate grant program, kills another

1 month ago | floodlightnews.org | Ames Alexander

Farmers who were left in limbo after the U.S. Department of Agriculture froze renewable energy grants are finally starting to get paid. At the same time, however, farmers have been hit with the cancellation of another USDA grant program: the $3 billion Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, designed to promote farming and forestry practices to improve soil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.