The exposure most EHS teams are carrying right now is not from failing operations. It is from the inability to demonstrate that operations are succeeding.
The California ISO Board of Governors approved 38 transmission projects totaling $6.7 billion to meet rising load demand and expand access to renewable energy basins across California by 2035.
A UN carbon market decision this week reopens the most scandal-prone credit category in market history. Sustainability teams holding older credits need to review them before auditors do.
Worker heat exposure is moving into mandatory disclosure in Australia, the EU, and several U.S. states at the same time. Most ESG reports have not kept pace. Here is what is changing.
Anderon will initially focus on wafer fabrication for superconducting qubit technology and supporting electronics, with plans to expand into other quantum computing approaches over time.
C40 Cities and UN-Habitat's Urban Planning Accelerator launched at the World Urban Forum with 33 cities committing to compact, climate-responsive development by 2035.
The EPA proposed rules on May 18 retaining PFOA and PFOS drinking water limits while rescinding standards for four other PFAS. Compliance shifts to 2031 opt-in, and nearly $1B in new grants rolled out this week.
House FY2027 energy and water bill advances at $58.5B, cutting grid and clean energy programs sharply while boosting nuclear defense and water infrastructure.
Mexico's CFE declared grid emergencies three times in summer 2024 and reserve margins hit 3% in May of that year. For manufacturers who relocated to Mexico, summer reliability risk was not in the original location analysis.
El Nino drought cut hydropower output across South America in 2024-2025. For procurement and finance teams with Latin American operations, that is a seasonal power cost and curtailment risk standard contracts do not address.
Two Adirondack Park towns passed battery storage moratoriums in March, bringing New York's total to 98. More than 1 GW of planned capacity is delayed as state fire codes and permitting legislation advance.
Vermont's Sustainable Data Centers Act has cleared both Senate committees and is now at third reading following a 26-to-3 floor vote on amendments.
FERC approved PJM's updated transmission cost assignments on May 15, covering 358 new reliability projects effective June 14, 2026, with a 30-day compliance filing required on cost allocation methodology.
France's nuclear fleet reduces output every summer as river cooling limits are exceeded. For multinationals with European operations, the seasonal price spike is now predictable enough to plan around.
NERC puts 13 of 23 North American grid regions at elevated or high risk. When mutual aid fails because neighboring regions are stressed simultaneously, continuity plans built for single-region events break down.
UHERO's 2026 Housing Factbook documents declining condo prices, surging insurance premiums, and new FEMA flood map changes arriving in June that will raise carrying costs further.
FEMA approved $1.2 billion across seven southeastern states for COVID-19 pandemic reimbursements and disaster recovery work tied to Hurricane Helene.
Zelestra’s 6.5 MWdc Ginosa plant is now online in Puglia. The project links clean power with continued farming, a long-term PPA and student training.
A Utah-Japan pilot will test tungsten recovery from old mine tailings. The project could support cleaner critical mineral supply chains.
Duke Energy applied for DOE loans on May 11 to lower financing costs on its $103 billion five-year capital plan serving six states with fast-growing energy demand.