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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > water-risk-is-the-next-compliance-wildcard-for-us-facilities,119170

Water Risk Is the Next Compliance Wildcard for U.S. Facilities

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (401+ words) This isn't a warning about what might happen. It's a description of what is already happening. For many facility managers, the shock isn't the rule itself. It's the upstream liability question. If your facility has historically used aqueous film-forming foam…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > zero-emission-bus-adoption-expands-across-us-transit,118805

Zero-Emission Bus Adoption Expands Across U.S. Transit

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (564+ words) New data from CALSTART's Zeroing in on ZEBs market update shows transit agencies across the country increasing orders for battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses as part of broader fleet modernization and emissions reduction strategies. As of July 2025, the national…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > virginia-lawmakers-debate-expansion-of-underground-transmission-pilot-program,119057

Virginia Lawmakers Debate Expansion of Underground Transmission Pilot Program

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (522+ words) The proposal, SB651, recently moved to a conference committee after the Senate rejected a substitute version adopted by the House of Delegates. That procedural step means lawmakers from both chambers must now reconcile differences before the legislation can move forward. At…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > new-orleans-extends-community-solar-deadlines-amid-entergy-dtt-review,119056

New Orleans Extends Community Solar Deadlines Amid Entergy DTT Review

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (324+ words) Here's where it gets complicated: 5 MW is also the maximum size of a community solar project under the city's rules. So several projects in the current pipeline have triggered the DTT requirement simply by being the size they're allowed to…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > green-infrastructure-capital-is-piling-up-faster-than-it-deploys,118970

Green Infrastructure Capital Is Piling Up Faster Than It Deploys

3+ day, 27+ min ago  (11+ words) Green Infrastructure Capital Is Piling Up Faster Than It Deploys'Environment+Energy Leader...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > the-suppliers-who-decarbonize-first-will-win-contracts,118949

The Suppliers Who Decarbonize First Will Win Contracts

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (837+ words) This is no longer an edge case. It is becoming standard practice at companies serious about Scope 3 " and the list of companies that are serious about Scope 3 is growing faster than most suppliers understand. Scope 3 emissions " the carbon footprint embedded…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > why-steel-and-cement-cant-afford-to-wait-any-longer,118823

Why Steel and Cement Can't Afford to Wait Any Longer

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (518+ words) Most industrial decarbonization conversations start with energy " switch to renewables, electrify what you can, reduce Scope 2. That logic works for a lot of sectors. It doesn't work cleanly for steel or cement, and that distinction matters enormously for how operators…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > gridspertise-aligns-emissions-goals-with-science-targets,118804

Gridspertise Aligns Emissions Goals With Science Targets

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (372+ words) The approval confirms that the company's emissions pathway aligns with efforts to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. For companies operating within the power infrastructure and technology space, SBTi validation is increasingly viewed as a benchmark for credible climate…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > texas-just-won-exxonmobil-heres-what-drove-it,118934

Texas Just Won ExxonMobil. Here's What Drove It

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (484+ words) ExxonMobil's board has unanimously recommended that shareholders approve moving the company's legal domicile from New Jersey to Texas " a change that would end more than 140 years of legal residence in a state where ExxonMobil was originally registered in 1882 as Standard…...

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environmentenergyleader.com > stories > what-the-does-genesis-mission-means-for-industrial-infrastructure,118933

What the DOE's Genesis Mission Means for Industrial Infrastructure

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (323+ words) The stated goal is ambitious: to double the productivity and impact of U.S. research and development within a decade, using AI to compress discovery timelines across energy, national security, and manufacturing domains. Most of the Genesis Mission's early industry partners " NVIDIA,…...