More than £7bn is committed to UK batteries, but serious supply-chain gaps persist. Refining, factory delays and 2035 demand could test the sector’s next phase.

An IEA assessment finds four Olkaria plants holding nearly half of Kenya's geothermal capacity rely on Lake Naivasha for the water that keeps them cool.

EPA finalized Butte's lead cleanup amendment last week, and the pattern it reveals about approved standards is what executives should track next.

EnerVenue is scaling battery production in China. Its 30-year nickel-hydrogen technology promises lower lifetime costs, but commercial performance remains unproven.

EPA is nearing a PFAS discharge rule for chemical makers while pushing its metal-finishing PFAS rule to February 2027, and platers should track both.

New York awarded $35 million for stormwater, flood resilience and wastewater planning projects, with another $45 million opening for applications in October.

AI workloads are pushing rack power to new extremes. That shift is making 800V DC a bigger part of data center design, cost and infrastructure planning.

EPA lowered Butte's residential lead cleanup level from 1,200 to 456 ppm, and thousands of previously cleared properties are getting a second look.

R3 Lithium has started operations at its Covington, Georgia, recycling plant. The site will now recover lithium carbonate from used batteries and scrap locally.

TurboGen has named former NYC Mayor Eric Adams to its advisory board. His role will focus on U.S. customers, partnerships and commercial market growth efforts.

Arkansas is putting another $8 million into the Grand Prairie project, a decades-long effort to shift eastern Arkansas farms off a declining aquifer.

A Brown University study finds veterans 20 to 39 carry higher PFAS levels than civilians the same age, exposing a gap in the VA's testing policy.

Companies disclosed $339 billion in water-related risk through CDP, but only 5% have set an internal water price, a gap that is starting to close.

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

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.

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.

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

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

PG&E is testing whether thousands of Bay Area homes can support the grid during peak demand. The pilot could reshape how utilities plan for rising power demand.