Federal deregulation is real. It did not produce a simpler compliance environment. It produced a more fragmented one.
Most boards believe they have ESG oversight covered. The investors and regulators checking their work increasingly disagree. Here's what's actually at stake heading into mid-year.
A Rhode Island House bill moving to committee hearing this week would remove clean coal from the state's list of preferred fuels for energy facility approvals.
Most quarterly outlooks try to cover everything at once. The result is usually the same—broad, safe, and easy to ignore. That’s not where things stand right now.
Three months in, the risks executives were warned about in January are landing—some harder than expected. Here's what C-Suite leaders need to know before Q2.
H&M Group has adopted SBTN-validated land targets covering cotton and wool supply chains, joining a growing pipeline of companies setting science-based nature targets.
Water stewardship has moved well past ESG optics. Buyers, lenders, and insurers are building it into contracts and risk models. Here's what that means for your business.
The enforcement actions and regulatory moves that defined Q1 2026 are a direct preview of where water compliance pressure concentrates in Q2.
The gap that most ESG teams face is not a gap in commitment or intent. It is a gap in the data infrastructure required to answer questions.
Up to 63% of U.S. wetlands lost federal protection after Sackett. If your company operates in multiple states, your compliance picture just got a lot more complex.
The Flathead Wild and Scenic River draft plan is under scrutiny for overlooking non-boating users, agency impacts, and declining bull trout.
The global water and wastewater treatment market is expanding at 7% annually. Technology — membranes, AI, IoT — is driving the growth.
From CDP Water scoring to Alliance for Water Stewardship certification, buyer expectations on supplier water data have become significantly more specific.
Discharge monitoring report inaccuracies are being treated as independent violations of the Clean Water Act — not just permit paperwork issues.
Strikes on desalination plants in Bahrain and Iran expose how deeply the Gulf depends on water infrastructure — and how vulnerable it is.
Arkansas approves funding for local water and wastewater upgrades while expanding statewide infrastructure investment and planning future bond financing.
CSRD's water standard requires watershed-level data that takes 6–9 months to collect. Is your company prepared?
A SWPPP that does not match reality is not just a documentation problem — it is evidence of a compliance management failure that regulators treat as more serious than most facilities assume.
A Maryland bill advancing in the Senate would restrict PFAS levels in sewage sludge applied to farmland and require monitoring and mitigation plans for wastewater systems.
From CSRD water disclosures to supply chain exposure in water-stressed regions, sustainability teams face a growing accountability gap that boards are starting to notice.