ERCOT's new Batch Zero framework, the first ISO in the nation to use a batch process, will decide how large loads access scarce grid capacity.

A Wyoming Supreme Court ruling affirms that counties can use land-use zoning, not just environmental permitting, to protect drinking water sources.

New York paused new data center permits under Executive Order 62 while the state completes an environmental review and community investment framework.

Georgia regulators are investigating whether data centers on Georgia Power's Real-Time Pricing rate are shifting fuel costs onto residential customers.

Hawaii formally recognized the Hawaii Conservation Sanctuary, a nonprofit modeled on New Zealand's Zealandia, for endangered species recovery work.

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.

A climate science critic now leads the USGCRP, the federal program behind the National Climate Assessment that underpins infrastructure risk planning.

Illinois' HB 4456 authorizes utility discount eligibility up to 300% of the poverty level, financed through fixed charges on business accounts as well.

FERC's July 23 conference on PJM governance follows warnings the grid operator is "too big to function," adding new timeline risk for large-load projects.

Colorado's Local IMPACT Accelerator is funding all-electric building codes in six jurisdictions, each required to exceed the newly adopted statewide MLECC.

California regulators opened public comment on EVOCA® after a positive health review. A final decision could follow later in 2026 for the Biotalys biofungicide.

Utility rate cases can take a year to clear, and corporate electrification targets now carry legal disclosure weight, turning a planning gap into a financial risk.

Idaho's Supreme Court ruled two adjacent minor land divisions functioned as one subdivision, subjecting MLD filings to judicial review under state land use law.

FERC has opened public comment on Freeport LNG's plan to remove import equipment left unused since shale gas turned the Texas terminal into an export facility.

Power, water, and permitting risk now belong in board-level due diligence, not just management's site selection memo. Here are five questions to ask.

Monitoring data submitted to EPA detected PFNA and PFHxS in catfish tissue as the agency weighs rescinding federal determinations for both compounds.

Hydro-Québec once promoted low-cost hydropower to attract data centers. Now it is proposing higher rates and tighter access as demand strains supply.

As grid constraints grow, manufacturers and data center developers are prioritizing guaranteed power delivery over the lowest electricity prices.

Norfolk, Nebraska's wastewater land purchase reflects a broader strategy as utilities secure room for future industrial growth and infrastructure expansion.