M-44 cyanide devices are back in the predator-control debate. For land managers, the issue now spans safety, liability, pets and endangered wildlife.
Las Virgenes is testing subsea desalination. The project could add a local supply option as drought and imported water risks grow.
Canovation and CANPACK are preparing CanReseal for pilot-line use. The project tests whether resealable aluminum cans can fit existing production.
Wisconsin settled its PFAS enforcement case against Tyco Fire Products, requiring a $10M trust fund payment, replacement wells, and 20 years of groundwater monitoring in Marinette County.
South Africa has enacted one of the most ambitious sustainability disclosure frameworks on the African continent. What the framework requires and what most companies can actually produce are two different things.
Massachusetts health officials are testing air quality at Uxbridge High School after multiple teachers were diagnosed with breast cancer.
Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand have enacted mandatory sustainability disclosure. Third-party assurance lags years behind, leaving a gap between what is filed and what can be trusted.
GHG Protocol updates would require hourly-matched renewable energy procurement. Companies built on annual RECs or cross-border certificates face a disclosure credibility problem.
Contrails.org has launched open data for airlines. The tool shows where contrails form, helping teams target warming cuts without sweeping fleet changes.
Scope 3 emissions represent 75% of most corporate footprints, but 79% of companies say supplier data is their top challenge. That gap is widening as mandates tighten.
Research finds most carbon offset programs fail to deliver real emissions reductions. As net-zero strategies depend on offsets, the credibility of those claims faces widening scrutiny.
A 900,000-gallon white liquor tank implosion at Nippon Dynawave's Longview mill killed 11 workers on May 26. Federal investigators are on site as scrutiny mounts over the facility's safety record.
MIT research shows third-party audited companies initially report 13.7% higher emissions. That is not failure. It is what honest measurement looks like — and regulators are watching.
Farms and rural firms are adding small wind to solar and storage. Hybrid systems can support resilience, manage costs and reduce grid dependence at more sites.
Pipestone XL's awaruite target skips smelting and HPAL processing, offering procurement teams a domestic nickel-cobalt alternative aligned with IRA content requirements.
Ameresco's Phase 1 manhole rehab in Mesquite, TX shows how cities are managing inflow and infiltration compliance risk as EPA enforcement on wastewater systems tightens heading into summer.
Regulators want data with a documented chain of custody. Assurance providers want controls, not commitments. Most corporate sustainability programs were not built for any of those three things.
Tier 1 buyers are discovering that subcontracted compliance failures move up the liability chain faster than most procurement frameworks were designed to handle.
REPS has raised $23.6M to scale road-based energy harvesting. The system converts vehicle movement into power for ports and logistics hubs.
USEFULL has launched its first senior living reuse program at The Glen. The model replaces disposable takeout boxes with tracked steel containers.