North Carolina's $455 million PFAS settlement adds a $135 million reserve to protect cleanup obligations that outlast the underlying lawsuit itself.

WBCSD finds more than 2.5 terawatts of renewable and storage projects stuck in grid queues worldwide, while curtailment climbs in most markets tracked.

MENA is spending billions to guarantee water that no longer falls reliably from the sky, a preview of what water security costs once scarcity is structural.

EPA's repeal of federal power plant GHG standards lowers near-term costs for new gas generation, but the 30-year asset-risk question is far from settled.

Electric vessels can arrive before ports are ready to power them. Tidal Transit is testing mobile battery storage to close that charging gap as local grids lag.

A House of Lords inquiry is examining whether storage, gas with carbon capture, and demand flexibility can cover Britain's low-wind, low-sun stretches.

ESA modeling finds that orbital debris would keep increasing even with no future launches, as collisions among existing objects create new fragments.

The Great Lakes hold about 20% of the world's surface freshwater, but industrial access still depends on withdrawal rules, quality, and capacity.

Rhine water levels fell again on September 11 after briefly recovering, pushing freight costs higher and turning river conditions into a real operating risk.

Rising electricity costs are exposing a visibility gap for businesses. Better utility-data management can help identify inefficiencies and savings opportunities.

Major truck and energy companies are coordinating hydrogen vehicles, fuel and stations in Germany. The goal is broader heavy-duty deployment by 2030.

The House will vote this week on H.R. 9340, testing bipartisan support for making large data centers pay the full grid costs required to serve them.

Canada is funding three projects addressing phosphorus pollution, algal blooms, and landslide recovery in a basin that generates nearly 10% of its GDP.

Growth is outpacing recharge across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, and executives siting new facilities there are learning that lesson mid-project.

Lake Powell has dropped to a quarter of capacity, and the rules governing the river expire this year, reshaping site decisions for chipmakers and data centers.

Ten-Nine is scaling its TENIX battery additive for commercial use. The material aims to extend cell life and reduce heat without redesigning batteries.

Research presented at ERS 2026 links higher childhood PM2.5 and NO₂ exposure with reduced lung growth among children genetically susceptible to COPD.

Yara's new Sluiskil carbon capture facility can handle 800,000 tons of CO2 annually, linking Dutch ammonia production with Norwegian storage.

A DFARS rule expanding to cover the entire magnet supply chain collides with the possible expiration of China's export controls just weeks earlier.

Manufacturers are moving water availability earlier into site selection as drought, competing demand, permits, and infrastructure reshape long-term operations.