Construction Escalation Clauses May Miss Real Costs
A project owner signs a construction contract with a material-price escalation clause. Steel rises sharply. Copper follows. A…
Michigan Bill Targets Data Center Water Disclosure
Senate Bill 1046, introduced June 18 by Sen. Rosemary Bayer and cosponsored by Sens. Mallory McMorrow, Kevin Hertel, Darrin Camilleri…
Trinity Expands Stormwater Reach With Verux Acquisition Deal
Trinity Consultants is expanding its water-quality and construction compliance business through the acquisition of Sacramento-based Verux, a specialist…
Greener MOF Processing Cuts Costs for Water Treatment Plants
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are highly porous materials made from metal ions linked by organic molecules. Their large internal…
Kimberly-Clark Tests Hesperaloe as Alternative Tissue Fibers
Kimberly-Clark is widening its search for alternatives to conventional wood pulp, with a new research program examining whether…
Sweden Proposes 2028 PFAS Ban on Consumer Products
Sweden’s national PFAS proposal covers clothing, cosmetics and cookware starting January 1, 2028, arriving years before the broader…
Peak Energy Selects Sacramento for Sodium-Ion Plant
The Burlingame startup will build what it calls America’s first manufacturing facility dedicated to grid-scale sodium-ion energy storage…
UN Report Expands Methane Focus to Agriculture, Waste
Fossil fuels get the most attention in the UN’s new methane strategy, and for good reason. But two-thirds…
Battery Storage’s New Playbook Starts Before Permitting
Battery storage developers are moving safety engineering, fire-authority consultation, insurance review, and community engagement earlier in the development…
Offshore Wind Projects Clear One Gate and Fail the Next
In the U.K., two consented projects lost their revenue-support contracts and a third with a signed contract still…
U.S. Nuclear Buildout Faces Heavy-Forging Capacity Gap
DOE’s $17.5 billion conditional commitment could speed up purchases and reserve manufacturing capacity for ten new AP1000 reactors.…
Qatar Helium Shock Keeps Asia’s Chip Supply Under Pressure
Months after military strikes disrupted Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas and helium complex, the global helium market remains under…