Permitting delays are stranding pre-development capital and driving carry costs higher. CFOs evaluating energy and infrastructure projects need to treat permitting uncertainty as a front-end financial risk.

Steel, copper, and grid material costs have reset project economics across clean energy and infrastructure. Finance teams holding 2022-era models need to close the gap before H2 capital decisions land.

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.

Global climate reporting relies on emissions data collected under different methodologies, standards, and frameworks, making cross-border comparisons more difficult than many assume.

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.

Battery design is becoming a core issue for autonomous systems. Anthro and EnPower are targeting U.S.-made cells for defense, robotics and edge AI.

T5’s East Texas lithium project has secured a five-year Glencore offtake deal. The agreement links Smackover output to U.S. battery supply chains.

Massachusetts health officials are testing air quality at Uxbridge High School after multiple teachers were diagnosed with breast cancer.

Vermont's governor vetoed H.727, the Vermont Sustainable Data Centers Act, on May 28. The House failed to override the next day, leaving the state reliant on existing regulatory tools.

GHG Protocol updates would require hourly-matched renewable energy procurement. Companies built on annual RECs or cross-border certificates face a disclosure credibility problem.

Water risk is becoming a business issue for agriculture-linked companies. A new Bluerisk guide sets out practical steps to strengthen supply chain resilience.

Contrails.org has launched open data for airlines. The tool shows where contrails form, helping teams target warming cuts without sweeping fleet changes.

Xos launched a 2.5MWh containerized energy storage system targeting AI data centers and industrial sites stuck behind three-to-seven-year grid interconnection timelines.

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.

Utilities are rethinking customer programs as grid tools. Coordinated flexibility can cut peaks, support reliability and ease pressure on new capacity.

Gasmet’s GT7000 Tellus brings multi-gas FTIR analysis to fixed setups. It supports teams tracking emissions, CO₂ purity and process change.

The Army Corps of Engineers Far East District just earned the Army Safety Star after seven years of work. What that process requires puts the Longview disaster in sharper context for EHS leaders.

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.