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Younger Veterans Show Higher PFAS Levels Than Civilians

Season 2026

A Brown University study finds veterans 20 to 39 carry higher PFAS levels than civilians the same age, exposing a gap in the VA's testing policy.

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Companies Are Starting to Price Water by Geography

Season 2026

Companies disclosed $339 billion in water-related risk through CDP, but only 5% have set an internal water price, a gap that is starting to close.

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Desalination Is Closing the Gap Between Water and Energy

Season 2026

Desalination has always traded a water problem for an energy one, but energy recovery devices and solar integration are shrinking that trade fast.

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The EPA Repeal Everyone Missed Matters More Than the Big One

Season 2026

Buried inside EPA's power plant repeal is a proposal asking whether the agency has authority to regulate power-sector emissions at all under Section …

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Industry Voice: What Should Organizations Look for When Specifying Circular Building Materials?

Season 2026

Circularity begins long before materials are removed from a building. By asking better questions during specification, organizations can reduce waste…

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Antidepressants May Affect Fish at Lower Levels, Study Finds

Season 2026

Fish may be more sensitive to antidepressants than human models suggest. The finding may reshape how water utilities and regulators assess pharmaceut…

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North Carolina Adds $135M Backstop to PFAS Settlement

Season 2026

North Carolina's $455 million PFAS settlement adds a $135 million reserve to protect cleanup obligations that outlast the underlying lawsuit itself.

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Clean Power Is Outpacing What Grids Can Actually Use

Season 2026

WBCSD finds more than 2.5 terawatts of renewable and storage projects stuck in grid queues worldwide, while curtailment climbs in most markets tracke…

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What Middle East Desalination Reveals About Water Cost

Season 2026

MENA is spending billions to guarantee water that no longer falls reliably from the sky, a preview of what water security costs once scarcity is stru…

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EPA Just Changed the Economics of Gas Power Plants

Season 2026

EPA's repeal of federal power plant GHG standards lowers near-term costs for new gas generation, but the 30-year asset-risk question is far from sett…

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