Growth is outpacing recharge across Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia, and executives siting new facilities there are learning that lesson mid-project.
Lake Powell has dropped to a quarter of capacity, and the rules governing the river expire this year, reshaping site decisions for chipmakers and data centers.
Manufacturers are moving water availability earlier into site selection as drought, competing demand, permits, and infrastructure reshape long-term operations.
Massachusetts is now tying new data center permits to clean energy, water, environmental, and community-benefit requirements for projects over 25 MW.
Florida's newly completed C-23 Canal project can divert up to 112,000 gallons per minute away from the St. Lucie Estuary toward storage and treatment.
California SB 952 gives the State Water Project more flexibility to manage renewable energy procurement while preserving its 2035 clean power mandate.
Montana Tech's first environmental engineering camp gives high school students hands-on experience as demand for environmental talent continues to grow.
GEF is putting $140M behind a major drought resilience program for 2026-2030. The plan targets water risk, land degradation and long-term preparedness globally.
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.
EPS is expanding Orca AI across dozens more vessels after a pilot reduced close encounters. The wider rollout will test whether those gains hold at fleet scale.
Smart DRS has processed 150,000 reusable cup returns in four months. The system is now being tested across festivals, arenas and seasonal venues.
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.
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America and Horizon seek FERC approval for a $438.5 million pipeline expansion serving Wisconsin Electric Power Company.
Trinity is expanding its stormwater business with the acquisition of Verux. The deal now adds California expertise in water quality and construction compliance.
Amazon is expanding its Louisiana data center investment to $18 billion, adding a third campus as questions persist over who pays for new grid capacity.
UT and MD Anderson researchers report early biological changes from microplastic exposure before visible tissue damage, as cancer research continues.
A greener MOF process could lower energy use and production expenses. Birmingham researchers say it still removes more than 90% of lead from contaminated water.
Pennsylvania will withhold data center permits unless developers pay their own power costs, secure local approval and meet new GRID Requirements.
Contracted water supply can overstate what facilities and suppliers can reliably access, creating a gap in site, acquisition and supply-chain diligence.
A Ninth Circuit ruling strengthens Central Valley Project contract certainty for water districts while leaving businesses exposed to annual water supply risk.