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Ames Alexander

@amesalex.bsky.social

Investigative reporter @floodlightnews, which examines the forces stalling climate action. Tips, story ideas? 704-999-7092; ames@floodlightnews.org

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 2w ago

I was happy to join Bob Pavlovich on Louisiana Considered (WWNO/WRKF) to talk about our latest investigation - how Louisiana's air monitors sit miles from its biggest polluters and how the state doesn't test for some of the most dangerous chemicals at all. www.wwno.org/show/louisia...

Congressional races preview; why air monitors are often miles from pollution hubs; Tulane to repurpose Charity Hospital

Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear about major holes in Louisiana’s public air monitoring system and why monitors are often located miles from industrial centers. We also hear how Tulane is repurp...

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Caitlin McGlade@caitmcglade.bsky.social · 2w ago

A 16-year-old Black girl was found hanging in a Charlotte churchyard. Authorities said she died by suicide in three days. Police have said nothing about this until we investigated. Read everything we know here: www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

A Black teen found hanged near Charlotte church was a suicide, police say. Questions linger

In May, 16-year-old Juliana Nzita was found dead in a Charlotte churchyard. CMPD called it a suicide. Her family isn’t so sure.

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EJ Today News@ejtodaynews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Industry Helps Keep #Louisiana Communities In The Dark On #Toxic Air @amesalex.bsky.social reports for @floodlightnews.org in partnership with @theguardian.com with contributions from @lailluminator.com floodlightnews.org/louisiana-to...

Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air — and industry helped keep it that way

The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: Louisiana residents living near major toxic polluters are often left in the dark about what they're breathing. Our investigation found major gaps in the state's air-monitoring network—and how industry-backed legislation helped keep it that way. floodlightnews.org/louisiana-to...

Louisiana communities are left in the dark on toxic air — and industry helped keep it that way

The state’s air monitors are often miles from its biggest polluters and residents have little way of knowing what they’re breathing. That’s no accident.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 4w ago

What do dry cleaners and AI companies have in common? A new Floodlight/WIRED investigation reveals how they're using the same kind of air pollution permits — allowing major data center projects to move forward without the environmental reviews normally required: floodlightnews.org/ai-data-cent...

This permit, common for dry cleaners, is now being used to build AI power plants

Texas regulators are allowing AI data centers across the state to start up thousands of new pollution sources with no public notice or environmental reviews.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My @floodlightnews.org colleague Evan Simon teamed up with PBS to produce this phenomenal piece about how AI companies are exploiting legal loopholes to build massive fossil fuel plants near Texas homes — with little public input and regulators who can't keep up. floodlightnews.org/video-how-th...

Video: How the AI Boom is Powered by Legal Loopholes and Secret Deals

Floodlight teams up with PBS to investigate OpenAI’s flagship data center.

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Floodlight@floodlightnews.org · 3mo ago

A Louisiana state senator helped pave the way for Meta’s massive Hyperion project. At the same time, he and his business partners were buying and selling land around it. NEW in Floodlight:

Louisiana senator helped secure Meta's largest data center. Then he sold the land beside it.

State senator John “Jay” Morris helped bring Meta’s Hyperion project to Richland Parish. Here’s what he did with his land — before and after Meta’s announcement.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Proud to have contributed to this investigation led by my @floodlightnews.org colleague Evan Simon. We examined how billionaire interests and Trump administration allies are influencing decisions over public lands — with major implications for public access and conservation. bit.ly/4uFWOva

Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

A controversial land swap orchestrated by the megarich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 6mo ago

I joined WWNO to discuss my recent Floodlight investigation into proposed blue ammonia plants in Louisiana. We found that the plants will likely fall short of their ambitious climate promises - and leave residents of Cancer Alley grappling with even more toxic pollution. www.wwno.org/show/louisia...

Mardi Gras political satire; a look at Louisiana's electrical grid; why companies are investing in blue ammonia

Today on Louisiana Considered, we break down politically-themed floats that rolled during Mardi Gras. We also hear why state industries are betting on blue ammonia, and discuss a risk assessment of ou...

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Floodlight@floodlightnews.org · 6mo ago

NEW from Floodlight and The Guardian: Thermal drone footage shows Elon Musk’s AI power plant flouting clean air regulations, with images confirming xAI is continuing to defy EPA rules in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

'A different set of rules': Thermal drone footage shows Musk's AI power plant flouting clean air regulations

Images confirm xAI is continuing to defy EPA regulations in Mississippi to power its flagship data centers.

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Capital & Main@capitalandmain.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Cancer Alley is ground zero for proposed blue ammonia plants, with extra technology to capture planet-warming gases. But carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution. capitalandmain.com/louisiana-be...

Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

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Capital & Main@capitalandmain.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Companies are placing multibillion-dollar bets on “blue ammonia” — a product made from fossil fuels but with extra technology to capture planet-warming gases and pipe them underground for storage. In reality, carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits. capitalandmain.com/louisiana-be...

Louisiana Bets Big on ‘Blue Ammonia.’ Communities Along Cancer Alley Brace for the Cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

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Mark Z. Jacobson@mzjacobson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“These plants increase air pollution, they increase global warming...they increase not only energy costs, but total social costs, and so there’s zero benefit — except to the people who are taking the subsidies" Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia floodlightnews.org/louisiana-bl...

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

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Ames Alexander@amesalex.bsky.social · 6mo ago

My latest for Floodlight: Louisiana is betting big on “blue ammonia,” built on carbon capture. We found no evidence it will deliver promised climate benefits — while proposed plants could still dump thousands of tons of pollution into Cancer Alley. floodlightnews.org/louisiana-bl...

Louisiana bets big on ‘blue ammonia.’ Communities along Cancer Alley brace for the cost.

Carbon capture hasn’t delivered major climate benefits — and the plants would still emit thousands of tons of pollution.

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Floodlight@floodlightnews.org · 6mo ago

We are thrilled to announce that Floodlight has hired investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood to join our editorial team, with a focus on Louisiana and the Gulf South.

Floodlight hires Louisiana-based investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood

Floodlight is proud to announce that we’ve hired investigative reporter Garrett Hazelwood to join our team. Hazelwood lives in New Orleans and his reporting will focus on Louisiana and the Gulf…

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Bryan Godbe@bryangodbe.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The EPA purged basic facts about Climate from its website LAST WEEK—including how human activity releases planet-heating carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The EPA says “natural processes,” like variations in Earth’s orbit and in solar activity, influence the climate. grist.org/politics/epa...

The EPA website got the basics of climate science right. Until last week.

The Trump administration purged 80 pages of facts about climate change — including that it's caused by humans.

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Home - Inside Climate News [Unofficial]@insideclimatenews.org.web.brid.gy · 8mo ago

Latest Twist in Chevron’s Amazon Pollution Saga: Ecuador Ordered to Pay the Oil Company $220 Million

Over a quarter century in the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil giant Texaco (now Chevron) perpetrated an ecological disaster: It dumped 3.2 million gallons of toxic waste, spilled 17 million gallons of crude oil and flared nearly 50 million cubic feet of methane gas. The company also collaborated with U.S. evangelical missionaries to forcibly displace Indigenous peoples […]

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