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.

Buried inside EPA's power plant repeal is a proposal asking whether the agency has authority to regulate power-sector emissions at all under Section 111.

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

Researchers are testing a process that turns arsenic mine waste into high-purity metal. It could limit cleanup risks while creating a fresh source for industry.

Arkansas is putting another $8 million into the Grand Prairie project, a decades-long effort to shift eastern Arkansas farms off a declining aquifer.

A Brown University study finds veterans 20 to 39 carry higher PFAS levels than civilians the same age, exposing a gap in the VA's testing policy.

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.

WBCSD finds more than 2.5 terawatts of renewable and storage projects stuck in grid queues worldwide, while curtailment climbs in most markets tracked.

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.

A House of Lords inquiry is examining whether storage, gas with carbon capture, and demand flexibility can cover Britain's low-wind, low-sun stretches.

ESA modeling finds that orbital debris would keep increasing even with no future launches, as collisions among existing objects create new fragments.

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.

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.

Research presented at ERS 2026 links higher childhood PM2.5 and NO₂ exposure with reduced lung growth among children genetically susceptible to COPD.