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.

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.

Diesel prices, freight surcharges and tariff adjustments can change costs after a bid is signed, so procurement teams should check the contract mechanics.

As wind and solar equipment ages, an established grid connection can make a project attractive for repowering, though permits still need full review.

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.

Construction hiring remains difficult even as parts of the market soften, and operations leaders must test crew availability before 2027 schedules.

Rising utility investment plans are colliding with construction costs and delivery constraints executives must test before 2027 capital decisions.

A North Carolina High School's remote-learning day follows weeks of mold closures, rising costs and unresolved questions about district HVAC and humidity oversight.

Executive pay clawback and malus policies are increasingly covering sustainability, safety and environmental failures beyond financial restatements.

Updated EU guidance shows why paper certification alone may not prove origin or deforestation claims that procurement teams still need to verify.

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

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.

Generative AI can accelerate sustainability reporting, but companies need source trails, consistent calculations and accountable review for material claims.

A retracted study affecting some NGFS scenarios and persistent borrower data gaps are prompting closer scrutiny of how banks use climate stress tests.

White Pine Copper's pre-feasibility study outlines a $905.5 million Michigan mine project. Permits, financing and a 2027 investment decision remain ahead.

The revised Ocean Investment Protocol, published Sept. 21, asks central banks and supervisors to assess ocean-related financial risk.

Utilities plan record grid spending through 2030, but Illinois and Michigan cases show regulators testing project evidence before it reaches customer bills.

A global assurance standard takes effect in December 2026, but oversight of the firms validating ESG disclosures still varies sharply by provider and country.

U.S. ethanol exports hit a record in 2025, but USDA's new trade outlook skips forecasts, leaving exporters exposed to shifts in Canada, the UK and Brazil.

Trump revoked the 2009 Chesapeake Bay framework and told EPA to press states on stormwater fees, shifting restoration coordination risk downstream.