EPA finalized new pesticide limits today, but a January 2026 analysis of 700 tolerance decisions found the agency applies its child safety factor only 15% of the time.

Coral reefs are declining at an alarming rate worldwide. New efforts in East Africa show how partnerships and technology can deliver measurable restoration.

Data centers using 20 megawatts or more would need state approval, decade-long grid contracts, and quarterly water reporting under Vermont's new bill.

The environmental commitments your biggest customers made publicly are now showing up in your contract renewal.

Heat-tolerant enzymes are moving closer to industrial use. New structural insights show how proteins can stay stable and active in extreme conditions.

Environmental accountability has crossed into finance and law. Boards still routing ESG through comms are exposed in ways that go well beyond reputation.

In agriculture, materials, transport, and heavy manufacturing, absolute emissions haven't fallen at the required pace. The gap isn't about ambition — it's about structural constraints

Greenhushing — deliberately downplaying environmental goals to avoid scrutiny — is growing. But regulators in the EU and UK are now targeting silence as well as overstatement.

Chipmakers are rethinking hydrogen waste as new purification tech lowers costs. Recycling could improve efficiency while easing supply pressures.

Capral Aluminium is replacing a 40-year gas furnace with a fully electric system, backed by $3.45M from ARENA, targeting a 9% cut in total Scope 1 emissions.

Maine voted 21–13 to ban permits for data centers drawing 20MW or more through 2027 while a new state council evaluates grid and ratepayer impacts.

Spokane's proposed cooling ordinance would require landlords to maintain bedrooms below 80°F by 2031, building on Washington state's new portable cooling law.

About 70% of Scope 3 carbon inventories fail at the verification stage, not because companies haven't made an effort, but because the governance architecture underneath the numbers isn't built to withstand external scrutiny.

BlackRock and others are embedding transition credibility into credit assessments. With $1T in corporate debt maturing in 2026, environmental commitments now carry financial risk.

EPA approves carbon storage permits in Kansas and Illinois, advancing CO₂ sequestration projects with long-term monitoring requirements.

Only 16% of the world's largest companies are on track for net zero by 2050. The failure isn't strategic—it's operational.

A Japanese biomaterials firm is extending plant-based inputs into consumer goods, using nail cosmetics as an early test case for broader material substitution.

Internal audit findings that contradict public environmental disclosures are showing up in enforcement records. EHS teams need to close this gap before regulators do.

Permit timelines are stretching. Usage caps are being introduced. The regions that were supposed to make the next decade of growth easier are getting more complicated.

Green hydrogen’s future depends on precision as much as scale. New monitoring tools are helping stabilize electrolyzer performance in harsh conditions.