The Ninth Circuit sent EPA's 2024 decaBDE rule back for rework, ruling the agency didn't justify skipping recycling, disposal, and wastewater limits.

FERC denied a waiver for the $2 billion Chestnut Run gas plant, showing how equipment supply constraints now collide with PJM's rigid interconnection rules.

HydroGraph’s new graphene paste aims to ease dispersion challenges. The water-based concentrate targets coatings, concrete, thermal systems and rubber.

Taiwan is freezing industrial power rates and planning grid capacity around named fabs, while TSMC secures its own dedicated generation rather than wait.

The UAE is showing what happens when power, capital, permitting, and chip access are coordinated before construction begins, not assembled project by project.

Tax incentives are sliding down site selection checklists as states compete on power availability, and several are already rebuilding programs around it.

Power constraints can delay facility openings, increase carrying costs, and force expensive temporary power investments that reshape project economics for CFOs.

Data centers are absorbing grid capacity that manufacturers need for expansion, forcing executives to treat power access as a site selection variable.

Volvo is putting greener materials inside its newest truck cabs. The move brings recycled plastics, fibers and certified wood into VNL and VNR models.

As skilled trades shortages narrow the contractor pool, procurement teams face a workforce constraint they didn't create and can't negotiate their way out of.

California’s SB 343 update gives cartons fresh labeling clarity. New MRF data shows stronger sortation, but recovery work remains.

CFOs entering Q3 face a triage question: which infrastructure-dependent projects can actually execute on their original timelines, and what changes next.

AI plans often stall before models ever run. OpsGuru’s AWS lakehouse aims to help enterprises turn fragmented data into governed AI-ready systems.

The D.C. Circuit unanimously upheld the EPA's 2024 PM2.5 soot standard on June 26, rejecting the Trump administration's bid to abandon the rule. EPA said it is reviewing the decision.

MediSun and Yanrun are launching a Singapore JV for brine recovery. The move targets industrial water reuse markets facing tighter rules.

The projects moving forward in the second half of 2026 are increasingly defined by infrastructure readiness, permitting certainty, and execution feasibility rather than projected returns alone.

Power, water, permits, and capital are tightening simultaneously on the same projects. Executives need a framework for operating inside converging constraints, not resolving them one at a time.

EHS, facilities, procurement, and sustainability each left something unresolved in Q2. Here is what each function needs to close before the second half starts.

Capital stalled, compliance maps got harder, and supply chain pressure formalized. Executives who planned for Q2 resolution need a different framework going into the second half.

Silicone hull paint beat copper coatings in European tests. The findings could reshape antifouling choices for boatyards, marinas and paint suppliers.