By slashing support for electric vehicles and home efficiency, the GOP-backed bill could drive up energy bills and slow ...

As an ice storm slicked roads across eastern Michigan on Feb. 6, representatives from four houses of worship arrived at the offices of Democratic U.S. Sen. Gary Peters. They wanted Peters to pressure ...

Not so long ago, developers of the massive server farms talked about powering them with wind and solar power. But now, with ...

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, ...

In the Navajo Nation, and for many tribes, sage is a sacred plant burned in ceremonies to promote healing, spiritual protection and connection to the land. But Meredith Benally, who is Diné and the co ...

In this image from the short documentary The Jobs Myth, Tulane University scientist Kimberly Terrell, left, and Floodlight reporter Terry L. Jones discuss her research into hiring disparities in the U ...

After getting word that he’d been awarded a $20,000 renewable energy grant, Minnesota farmer Dale Westphal spent about $46,500 last year to install these solar panels. His grant — like thousands of ...

The Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Lake County, Ohio, celebrates 30 years of commercial operation in 2017. The plant is at the center of a wide-ranging alleged bribery scheme by the plant’s former owner ...

A small town in North Carolina has taken a bold step, filing the first climate “deception” lawsuit against an electric utility in the United States. In a civil lawsuit, the Town Council of Carrboro ...

Floodlight is excited to announce the hiring of award-winning investigative broadcast journalist Evan Simon to the Floodlight team. Simon most recently worked as a member of the ABC News Investigative ...