Ames Alexander

I joined WWNO to discuss my latest for Floodlight: Proposed blue ammonia plants in Louisiana will likely fall short of their lofty climate promises — and leave residents of Cancer Alley grappling with even more toxic pollution. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2p8x4k3v

Floodlight and The Guardian have published a first-of-its-kind visual investigation. Using thermal drone imagery captured in Mississippi, our reporting shows how Musk’s AI operations are being powered — and why the findings raise serious legal questions. floodlightnews.org/thermal-drone-…

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We rented a thermal drone to look at Musk’s AI power plant. Here's what we found. floodlightnews.org/thermal-drone-…

Companies are placing big 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-bets…

Along Louisiana’s Cancer Alley, residents say new ammonia and fertilizer projects could add pollution to communities already facing some of the highest industrial health risks in the U.S. NEW in Floodlight: floodlightnews.org/louisiana-blue…

“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-blue…

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-blue…

A policy meant to create “cleaner” fuel instead helped lock the U.S. into fertilizer-heavy farming that drives powerful greenhouse gasses and pollutes rural water. floodlightnews.org/corn-ethanol-c…

The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops in 2024. Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions. floodlightnews.org/pentagon-rolls…

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. floodlightnews.org/floodlight-hir…

In my latest story for Floodlight, I dug into the climate cost of America’s corn boom — the fertilizer, the emissions and the federal policies and incentives that have propped it all up. Thrilled that The Guardian has also published this. floodlightnews.org/corn-ethanol-c…

Kipnuk, Alaska, is disappearing. Flooding is eroding the permafrost bank protecting the village, and a $20 million EPA grant meant to stop it was abruptly canceled in May. floodlightnews.org/floods-are-swa…

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind. 🗞️ floodlightnews.org/we-are-forgott…

The Pentagon logged 2,800 heat-related illnesses among troops last year. Its new policy: stop spending on climate and drop “climate change” from official missions. floodlightnews.org/pentagon-rolls…

The story is running alongside this terrific piece by @theodenjanes: charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

Just published a deep dive in The Charlotte Observer about a hidden threat for air travelers: toxic fumes that creep into airline cabins. It's a problem that sometimes leaves crews struggling to stay conscious, land planes safely, or simply breathe. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

And here's the link to my Floodlight investigation on climate change and the military: floodlightnews.org/pentagon-rolls…

Got to talk with @MarcoWerman on The World yesterday about how global warming is affecting the U.S. military - and about how the Pentagon is retreating from its climate fight. Thrilled this conversation is reaching a global audience. You can listen here: theworld.org/segments/2025/…

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam troops 🗞️ floodlightnews.org/pentagon-rolls…