Employees aren't just participating in Earth Day programs anymore — they're using them to decide whether their company's sustainability values are real or staged.

Earth Day didn't change corporate America by asking nicely. It changed it by making inaction visible — and 56 years later, that same dynamic is still at work.

The 2026 Environment+Energy Leader Awards recognize 80 winning submissions across energy, environment, and operations. Full winners list announced Earth Day.

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

AI workloads are reshaping how data centers move data. STL’s Neuralis platform focuses on dense fiber and faster deployment to keep pace.

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

Trump is setting aside a diplomatic rift with South Africa to protect one thing — U.S. access to rare earths.

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

NGO environmental scorecards used to be a reputation management concern. The way they're being used now — by investors, insurers, and buyers — has changed that calculus entirely.

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

Two solar projects in the Midwest add 200 MW of new capacity. Utility and corporate buyers continue to drive demand for contracted renewable energy.

A $66 billion market shift in food service packaging is being driven by regulation and major buyer mandates.

For facilities and energy managers evaluating long-term heating and cooling strategies, state incentive program activity is worth tracking more closely than it often gets.

Sustainability teams that focus only on improving operations, without understanding how those improvements are being measured and by whom, are optimizing for a scorecard they're not actually reading.

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

Energy Vault enters Japan with an 850 MW storage pipeline and local team. The move targets grid demand and builds a long-term foothold in a complex market.

Texas AG Ken Paxton has issued a civil investigative demand to Lululemon over PFAS in its apparel, signaling broader enforcement pressure on consumer brand supply chains.

North Carolina is directing $215 million to 66 water infrastructure projects, with most funds rebuilding systems damaged by Hurricane Helene.

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.