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Investigative reporter @floodlightnews, which examines the forces stalling climate action. Tips, story ideas? 704-999-7092; [email protected]
@floodlightnews.orgReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialCities are getting hotter. And there’s one simple fix on the table: reflective roofs. So why is a powerful industry fighting to stop them?
@floodlightnews.orgReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialSome government air pollution monitors are riddled with termites and patched with parts from eBay. Communities are trying to fill the gap — but now industry-backed laws in three states say their data can't be used against polluters.
@floodlightnews.orgReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialNew Jersey fined a Microsoft-linked data center $1M for running unpermitted gas generators, but never said how much pollution they released. So we filed records requests, got the technical data and had experts run the numbers. Here's what we found:
@amesalex.bsky.social@bradracino.bsky.social and I joined WORT’s “A Public Affair” today to talk about our latest Floodlight investigation into the decline of the nation’s air-monitoring network — and why that's made it harder for many of us to know what we’re breathing.
Listen: bit.ly/4rzhFjD
Read: bit.ly/4hRUihO
@amesalex.bsky.socialGreat example of how investigative reporting can make a difference: My @floodlightnews.org colleague Evan Simon exposed unpermitted generators at a NJ data center. Now regulators have fined the company $1M — their largest-ever data-center fine. Way to go Evan! floodlightnews.org/new-jersey-d...
@jamesgoodwin.bsky.socialReposted by @amesalex.bsky.social"... Ohio has a more robust air monitoring network than some states. Yet none of Ohio's 25 largest air polluters are within 20 miles of a public air monitoring station that measures its top toxic emission." floodlightnews.org/toxic-air-mo...
@thexylom.comReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialAcross Louisiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable.
This story is produced by @floodlightnews.org, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powers stalling climate action.
www.thexylom.com/post/air-mon...
@grist.orgReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialAcross several states, a quiet chemical industry campaign is making it harder to hold polluters accountable. (via @floodlightnews.org) https://bit.ly/3UEjm2T
@environment.theguardian.comReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialChemical industry backed laws in three US states to restrict use of air pollution data
@lailluminator.comReposted by @amesalex.bsky.socialHow a Louisiana law is paving the way for other states to weaken community-based efforts to monitor air quality near industrial sites ... from @amesalex.bsky.social and @bradracino.bsky.social with @floodlightnews.org
@amesalex.bsky.socialOur latest investigation reveals a troubling reality: America's public air monitors are gradually disappearing. And industry-backed efforts are making it harder for communities to use their own sensors to hold polluters accountable. floodlightnews.org/toxic-air-mo...