Is food security now defense infrastructure? The White House’s DPA activation for phosphorus raises strategic and health implications.
Uneven enforcement of PFAS standards, methane rules, and climate disclosure laws is increasing financial and insurance exposure.
In 2026, disclosure rules, PFAS liabilities, and insurance repricing are shifting from ESG considerations to earnings variables—forcing finance teams to rethink reserves, guidance, and risk controls.
Regulatory volatility means compliant infrastructure may still carry financial and procurement exposure. Five adjustments finance leaders should make now.
The EPA’s action does not eliminate environmental risk. It changes who prices it — and how quickly.
Maryland’s SB 688 would restrict how stream restoration projects count toward stormwater and pollution-reduction compliance.
Energy availability and interconnection risk are forcing organizations to evaluate power feasibility earlier as execution timelines collide with infrastructure constraints.
Five offshore wind projects along the U.S. East Coast can resume construction after federal courts declined to uphold stop-work orders tied to permitting challenges.
A federal appeals court rejected challenges to FERC’s long-standing oil pipeline valuation model.
What begins as supplier sustainability reporting is increasingly becoming contractually binding, with implications for procurement risk and supplier governance.
As compliance pressure intensifies in early 2026, risk is moving beyond internal systems and into supplier relationships.
A House committee has advanced legislation that would allow limited flexibility in Clean Air Act offset requirements for certain manufacturing and critical mineral facilities.
South Korea’s AI Basic Act sets a global precedent for AI governance, but the law remains silent on energy and environmental impacts.
Proposed changes to the Natural Gas Act could reshape LNG export reviews and timelines.
Enforcement in 2025 moved faster and more strategically, exposing gaps in compliance models built for slower regulatory cycles.
An Oregon lawsuit over nitrate contamination is drawing attention to how industrial wastewater partnerships can create direct legal and compliance exposure.
State bills like Virginia’s HB 277 streamline wireless infrastructure approvals—but omit health concerns. Here’s why federal law keeps RF exposure out of state legislation.
A California appeals court ruled that Citgo can be sued in state court over climate claims, reversing a lower court decision on jurisdiction.
January signals are already exposing misaligned assumptions around policy, infrastructure, and sustainability—creating strategic risk for companies entering 2026.
Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill that would tighten utility oversight, restrict cost recovery through rates, and expand reporting and disclosure requirements.