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.
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.
Amazon is testing lower-carbon aluminum in Ohio data center cabling. The project could gauge whether cleaner materials can scale across hyperscale construction.
New York awarded $35 million for stormwater, flood resilience and wastewater planning projects, with another $45 million opening for applications in October.
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.
The revised Ocean Investment Protocol, published Sept. 21, asks central banks and supervisors to assess ocean-related financial risk.
Noria Energy is bringing single-axis tracking to floating solar with Airon. The system aims to deliver more output from the same project footprint on the water.
Kikkoman chose Jefferson, Wisconsin over 63 other Midwest sites largely for water quality, but its opening does not disclose the plant's own water use.
Trump revoked the 2009 Chesapeake Bay framework and told EPA to press states on stormwater fees, shifting restoration coordination risk downstream.
Arkansas is putting another $8 million into the Grand Prairie project, a decades-long effort to shift eastern Arkansas farms off a declining aquifer.
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.
Desalination has always traded a water problem for an energy one, but energy recovery devices and solar integration are shrinking that trade fast.
Fish may be more sensitive to antidepressants than human models suggest. The finding may reshape how water utilities and regulators assess pharmaceutical risks.
North Carolina's $455 million PFAS settlement adds a $135 million reserve to protect cleanup obligations that outlast the underlying lawsuit itself.
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.
The Great Lakes hold about 20% of the world's surface freshwater, but industrial access still depends on withdrawal rules, quality, and capacity.
Rhine water levels fell again on September 11 after briefly recovering, pushing freight costs higher and turning river conditions into a real operating risk.
Canada is funding three projects addressing phosphorus pollution, algal blooms, and landslide recovery in a basin that generates nearly 10% of its GDP.
Growth is outpacing recharge across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, and executives siting new facilities there are learning that lesson mid-project.