26 state attorneys general call on Congress to rein in AI, flagging risks

Legislation introduced in the Senate on Wednesday would pause AI research until the creation of a federal department that would regulate the technology.

By Jim Tyson • Sept. 25, 2026

How manufacturers can improve factory sustainability through AI

Experts at Climate Week NYC 2026 discussed how to leverage technologies to drive energy efficiencies, including predictive maintenance and machine-learning models for critical minerals recovery.

By Nathan Owens • Sept. 24, 2026

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The ESG landscape in the U.S. continues to shift, as federal agencies' efforts to recalibrate their approach to sustainability are juxtaposed with states forging ahead with their own climate disclosure laws.

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Utility giant Exelon’s climate arm backs grid-planning firm Continuum

“Technologies that help the utility be more efficient in terms of building infrastructure … is a space that we're looking at,” Exelon’s Climate Change Investment Initiative lead told ESG Dive.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 23, 2026

1 in 4 AI agents run unmonitored, giving way to operational risk

AI adoption is obscuring system visibility, putting the spotlight on observability tools, according to a New Relic report.

By Makenzie Holland • Sept. 23, 2026

Meta, Apex Clean Energy agree to 144-MW Texas solar PPA

Meta will receive “exclusive rights to all environmental attributes associated with energy” from the project, including all renewable energy credits, according to Apex.

By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 23, 2026

ADM to enter the voluntary carbon market

Archer Daniels Midland announced it is using carbon capture at one of its Nebraska corn processing facilities, which has an annual capacity of over 800,000 tons, to generate carbon credits.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 22, 2026

Businesses sidestep AI governance policies as concerns mount

Senior AI leaders say frameworks have not been updated to accommodate the technology's specific risks, according to an EY report.

By Scarlett Evans • Sept. 21, 2026

Google, NASA launch AI model to map methane emissions from space

The MAPL-EMIT model, which the tech giant and space agency introduced in a scientific journal, was found to detect 50% more methane leaks than human experts.

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 17, 2026

AI completely absent from most organizations’ ethics codes, survey finds

Additionally, fewer employees say they cite their codes of conduct or use them as a resource, according to LRN, even as workplace misconduct reports increase.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 17, 2026

Google deal to generate 1M carbon credits from cutting methane emissions

The deal with Mitti Labs is designed to cut the methane equivalent of 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 20 years by transitioning rice farmers to alternative agricultural practices.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 14, 2026

Anthropic researcher’s resignation highlights governance concerns for AI firms’ IPOs

A recent report from Morningstar lays out transparency and governance questions about planned offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 11, 2026

Standard Chartered unveils platform to manage, decarbonize supply chain

The bank’s “Supply Net Zero” platform will provide suppliers with resources and guidance to better understand where their emissions originate from and what they can do to reduce them.

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 10, 2026

AI costs expected to rise through 2027

In a Deloitte survey, nearly two-thirds of respondents expect AI-related costs and operational complexity to rise in the new year. Many are still prioritizing the technology anyway.

By Dan Niepow • Sept. 10, 2026

Google commits over $15B to AI infrastructure in Finland

The investments include long term deals to keep a Finnish nuclear power plant online along with other clean energy investments planned for 2027-28.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 9, 2026

Microsoft inks long-term PPA for Washington solar project

Cypress Creek Energy said Microsoft will receive electricity and environmental products from its Ostrea Solar project, which is now ready to begin operating commercially.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 4, 2026

Google-Fervo geothermal deal underscores baseload power scarcity, analysts say

Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology paths, according to a research note from financial services company William Blair.

By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 4, 2026

Fewer than 25% of enterprises have scaled AI successfully

Not knowing how to measure a project’s success or when to shut it down can keep companies from finding success, Gartner data found.

By Paige Gross • Sept. 4, 2026

Three legal challenges to building a global carbon market for companies

As the global carbon market enters a critical stage, companies should prepare for a changing environment, a Morgan Lewis partner says.

By Levi McAllister • Sept. 3, 2026

Microsoft noise lawsuit is latest in legal wave hitting data center operations

One of the tech giant's data centers emits a hard-to-measure, low-level hum that Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, residents allege is a nuisance that’s hurting property values.

By Robert Freedman • Sept. 2, 2026

Electricity use spurring data centers’ growing water footprint: Ceres

While data centers’ massive direct water use has come under scrutiny, the electricity that powers them consumes even more of the resource, according to a new report from the sustainability nonprofit.

By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 31, 2026

Trump’s energy policy could cost US 540 GW of renewables, says NRDC

“We lose more than half of everything that we expected to be able to build with the combination of market forces and proactive policy,” said Amanda Levin, NRDC’s director of policy analysis.

By Diana DiGangi • Aug. 27, 2026

Meta settles landmark child privacy case for up to $18B

The proposed settlement with multiple states, districts and territories would also create new rules for users under 18. Meta is calling on fellow platforms YouTube and TikTok to implement similar rules.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 26, 2026

Microsoft, Qcells expand partnership to power growing AI infrastructure

Under the expanded partnership, the tech giant will fund the power it needs for new data center infrastructure.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 25, 2026

Tesla looks to build $10B solar cell manufacturing site in Texas

The automaker is evaluating multiple states for Project Crystal Sun. The Fort Bend County site would create more than 9,712 jobs and begin construction as soon as this year.

By Nathan Owens • Aug. 21, 2026

Best Buy achieves zero waste goal at supply chain facilities

The consumer electronics giant said 29 of its supply chain facilities were certified zero waste and meet requirements for a resource use and efficiency certification.

By Zoya Mirza • Aug. 20, 2026