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Desperate Towns, Empty Promises: The EV Startup That Left Three Communities Hanging

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This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.  They came with promises of transformation: thousands of jobs, surging salaries, and a foothold in the booming electric vehicle market. Imola Automotive USA, a Boca Raton, Florida-based startup, pitched officials in small, struggling towns in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Arkansas […]

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This Obscure but Powerful “Dark Roof” Lobby May Be Making Your City Hotter

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This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action.  It began with a lobbyist’s pitch. Tennessee Rep. Rusty Grills says the 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 […]

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Cement Is a Carbon Bomb, and Trump Just Made It Harder to Defuse

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This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. Concrete built much of the modern world. It paves highways, shelters millions, and forms the foundations of countless buildings.  But cement, the crucial powder that serves as the binder in concrete, has become one of the planet’s biggest climate […]

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