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Invenergy’s $1.7B Grain Belt Express aims to modernize U.S. energy infrastructure but faces strong local opposition over land rights and project benefits.
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New lithium recovery results from Nevada suggest major cost savings. The process could help scale U.S. supply for EV and battery markets.
Environment
Texas H.B. 2790 advances to limit liability for carbon capture operators, boosting legal certainty for CCS projects. Law could take effect September 1, 2025.
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Cal Poly Pier is now the first DOE-approved open water site under TEAMER, providing critical access to accelerate wave energy technology and marine research.
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Cavotec secures an $8.75 contract for shore power systems, advancing clean tech and sustainable shipping with cable reels and weatherproof enclosures for container vessels.

Fashion + Textiles
UK firms face mounting pressure over microplastics. Weak laws risk trade, costs, and market access as international rules advance.
Automotive
A new tire made with 70% recycled materials and a tech upgrade for tracking aim to cut waste and improve how fleets manage upkeep.

Agriculture
Two major composting sites in North Carolina just changed hands. The move signals a bigger push to scale food waste recycling in the Southeast.
Infrastructure
Energy and tech leaders explore how Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) can help meet the surging energy needs of AI-driven hyperscale data centers.

Technology
Eight of the world’s top ski resorts form the Global Sustainability Ski Alliance to accelerate decarbonization, innovate supply chains, and protect alpine economies from climate change.
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Supply Chain
DC microgrids are efficient and scalable—but protection challenges from fast-rising faults and weak standards pose major hurdles to wider deployment.
Epicor’s new carbon cost model reflects a growing shift: manufacturers are embedding emissions tracking into ERP systems to drive accountability and decarbonization.
Harita Nickel faces scrutiny as leaked documents reveal decade-long chromium-6 pollution at its Indonesian site supplying EV giants, despite public denials.
Utilities
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From coal plant conversions to solar co-location, Georgia Power’s battery strategy highlights the evolving role of storage in utility-scale energy planning.
Oklahoma House Bill 1438 becomes law without Governor Stitt’s signature, increasing funding caps for rural water infrastructure grants and signaling legislative independence.
Sierra Club's new dashboard highlights how Indiana coal plants may bypass pollution cuts under Trump-era EPA rollbacks, raising utility and public health concerns.
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Recycling
Chomps partners with 4ocean to offset plastic packaging waste, advancing corporate sustainability and ESG goals through verified ocean cleanup.
From textiles to plastics, Nordic nations are scaling up recycling. Sorting tech is key to meeting ambitious circular economy goals.
Kai-Lee Butler '27, left, and Jessica Janney '25, recycling coordinator with UMD's Facilities Management, examine the recycling code on a plastic cup at Friday's waste audit of McKeldin Library.
A student-led waste audit at UMD's McKeldin Library reveals operational inefficiencies and points to a growing role for data-backed sustainability in higher ed.
Manufacturing
The Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory hosted a high-level green finance workshop in Accra, aligning Ghana’s financial system with climate resilience and sustainable industrialization.
A major study connects DEHP in plastics to 13% of heart deaths globally. The cost to businesses? Up to $3.7 trillion and growing fast.
Project Hajar captures CO₂ from air and mineralizes it underground. Its XPRIZE win signals growing commercial potential for permanent, scalable carbon removal.
Packaging
Breakthrough research reveals the vast spread of microplastics deep beneath the ocean’s surface—thanks to innovative sampling and spectroscopic technologies that are reshaping environmental data collection.
A newly introduced bill in Rhode Island aims to ban products with intentionally added microplastics by 2029 while advancing state-led testing and strategy to address environmental and health risks.
The EPA’s evolving approach to PFAS under Administrator Lee Zeldin blends scientific inquiry, regulatory reform, and polluter liability.
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