California SCR 180 advances toward a final Assembly vote, backing carbon-intensity standards for hydrogen use across hard-to-electrify industrial sectors.

One-third of the U.S. water workforce can retire within a decade, and BLS projects 10,000 operator openings a year even as total headcount shrinks.

Micron's two-year fab delay shows why construction lenders now scrutinize schedules, contingency levels and completion timelines on major projects.

Federal regulators rejected Montana's attempt to change how legal costs can be awarded in coal mining disputes under the state's SMCRA program.

As film, corrugated and aluminum costs rise in 2026, companies are using lightweighting and specification changes to manage product costs before raising prices.

Indiana House Democrats want lawmakers to open their own NIPSCO review, adding a legislative track alongside the governor's regulatory investigation.

Store brands give retailers more control over how rising supplier costs for ingredients, packaging and freight move from the factory to the shelf.

Prime Data Centers says it is too soon to set long-term emissions targets as onsite natural gas becomes a bridge for grid-constrained AI data center growth.

Michigan SB 1046 would require annual public reporting of water used by each data center beginning in 2027 as the state's development pipeline accelerates.

Fixed supplier pricing can mask rising energy, freight and material costs. Procurement teams need to know whether promised prices are still sustainable.

Grupo Bimbo expanded regenerative agriculture to more than 500,000 hectares in 2025 while advancing water reuse, electrification and waste reduction.

Power reliability is moving into credit analysis as lenders and rating analysts assess whether facilities can keep operating when the grid cannot.

Data center growth is drawing fresh scrutiny from nearby communities. Health, noise, water use and power demands are now central to project approvals and zoning.

Bioeconomy strategies are expanding in 76 countries, but new research finds governance gaps around land, genetic resources, data and benefit sharing.

Falling battery prices and rising outage losses are changing how facilities and finance teams should calculate the return on energy storage investments.

Kimberly-Clark is testing hesperaloe as a potential tissue fiber. The move could reduce wood-pulp use while adding a new option to its supply chain at scale.

The environmental sensor market is projected to grow from $2.08 billion in 2025 to $3.52 billion by 2030 as monitoring shifts to continuous data.

A new Nature Sustainability study finds companies using accepted accounting methods can produce climate estimates that differ by a factor of two.

Power availability and PPA terms are becoming more consequential in transaction and underwriting decisions as electricity constraints affect asset value.

Ava is extending its e-bike rebate program through 2027. The added $3 million will expand access while directing more spending to local bike shops.