The Senate fell three votes short of advancing H.R. 9340, leaving states and FERC to decide how data centers pay for the grid upgrades their demand requires.

St Austell Brewery reports a 49% drop in total waste since 2023 after standardizing bins, training staff and auditing results across its 45 managed pubs.

EPA pushed stricter refrigerant limits for new supermarket and cold-storage systems to 2032, yet interim caps, California rules and the HFC phasedown remain.

New building retrofits starting construction after June 30, 2026 cannot claim Section 179D, so facilities teams need to rebuild 2027 cases on operating savings.

U.S. manufacturing growth is driving hazardous waste demand. A new study estimates billions in economic losses if treatment capacity fails to keep pace.

Arkansas has paused state penalties on dyed diesel in qualifying farm and timber vehicles through October 30, but federal tax and IRS penalties still apply.

Ameren Missouri's 20-year plan keeps two Labadie coal units running to 2042 and adds about 10.6 GW of gas as signed large-customer demand reaches 2.8 GW.

EIA expects gas storage 5% above average entering winter, giving executives time to test energy offers against the budget variance their business can carry.

CBAM certificate sales open in February 2027, but the quarter each covered good entered the EU in 2026 already fixes its carbon price and budget exposure.

More than £7bn is committed to UK batteries, but serious supply-chain gaps persist. Refining, factory delays and 2035 demand could test the sector’s next phase.

Outdoor worker safety plans built around heat also need controls for solar UV, which WHO and ILO link to nearly 19,000 skin cancer deaths from work in 2019.

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.

Diesel prices, freight surcharges and tariff adjustments can change costs after a bid is signed, so procurement teams should check the contract mechanics.

EPA finalized Butte's lead cleanup amendment last week, and the pattern it reveals about approved standards is what executives should track next.

EnerVenue is scaling battery production in China. Its 30-year nickel-hydrogen technology promises lower lifetime costs, but commercial performance remains unproven.

Peru targets more than $7 billion in 2026 mining investment, but new permits alone do not guarantee the spending or construction that follows them.

As wind and solar equipment ages, an established grid connection can make a project attractive for repowering, though permits still need full review.

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.

PJM has asked FERC to approve curtailment-first service for new large loads, and facilities leaders need to price that operating commitment before connecting.

Green steel is emerging, but buyers and producers are often far apart. RMI’s book-and-claim model could connect demand with cleaner production without delivery.