Environmental Health + Safety

Outdoor worker safety plans built around heat also need controls for solar UV, which WHO and ILO link to nearly 19,000 skin cancer deaths from work in 2019.

Green steel is emerging, but buyers and producers are often far apart. RMI’s book-and-claim model could connect demand with cleaner production without delivery.

A utility line strike can trigger far more than repair costs. CGA estimates underground utility damage costs the U.S. economy $83.2 billion per year nationwide.

Did you know that OSHA's public 2025 injury and illness data lets outsiders examine workplace records by site?

Noria Energy is bringing single-axis tracking to floating solar with Airon. The system aims to deliver more output from the same project footprint on the water.

Fish may be more sensitive to antidepressants than human models suggest. The finding may reshape how water utilities and regulators assess pharmaceutical risks.

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

New EPA exposure limits for PCE and carbon tetrachloride could push facilities toward ventilation, enclosure, and process-control investments.

Boston kept most of 26 Court Street standing while taking the building all-electric. The retrofit shows what lower-carbon civic reuse can look like in practice.

Ballard’s GeoPura deal pushes it beyond fuel cells into hydrogen supply and services. The $372M acquisition tests demand for integrated hydrogen power at scale.

GEF is putting $140M behind a major drought resilience program for 2026-2030. The plan targets water risk, land degradation and long-term preparedness globally.

Satellite radar, laser scanning and GPR helped researchers identify ground movement along Seoul's Bundang Line. The approach could help operators target checks.

Smart DRS has processed 150,000 reusable cup returns in four months. The system is now being tested across festivals, arenas and seasonal venues.

Finland’s forestry drainage has dried up much of the landscape. A 60-year study finds beavers can restore wetter habitats and support targeted recovery efforts.

Data center growth is drawing fresh scrutiny from nearby communities. Health, noise, water use and power demands are now central to project approvals and zoning.

Kimberly-Clark is testing hesperaloe as a potential tissue fiber. The move could reduce wood-pulp use while adding a new option to its supply chain at scale.

How automation, stronger data governance, and better workflows can help companies improve climate disclosure, sustainability reporting, and EHS&S data management.

A Santa Monica jury awarded $47 million to the family of a countertop fabricator who died of silicosis, the third plaintiff verdict in four U.S. trials.

Spain’s first HRS system pasteurizes 220 metric tons of digestate daily. Heat recovery may cut thermal demand and support fertilizer reuse for regional growers.

EPA's draft TSCA reviews find both industrial solvents pose unreasonable risk to workers, with facility data due before an October 9 comment deadline.

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