Amazon, Constellation sign 20-year PPA to expand Maryland nuclear plant

The tech giant and energy producer are backing improvements and renovations at the 1,790-megawatt Calvert Cliffs Clean Energy Center, the state’s largest source of clean energy.

By Zoya Mirza • Oct. 1, 2026

AI skill levels drive workforce divide: PwC

More than half of workers surveyed said they are falling behind their AI-savvy colleagues, PwC said, noting that AI proficiency bolsters a sense of job security.

By Maura Webber Sadovi • Oct. 1, 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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Automaker-backed EV fast-charging network has more than doubled in 2026

Ionna also claims that it’s now the largest 400 kilowatt EV charging network operator in U.S.

By Eric Walz • Sept. 30, 2026

Firms’ AI leaders lack confidence in governance frameworks

They’re concerned about insufficient internal expertise, out-of-date risk protocols and the potential to run afoul of new regulations, finds a new EY report.

By David McCann • Sept. 29, 2026

States sue Trump administration, developers over offshore wind lease buyouts

Attorneys general from California and a coalition of Northeastern states accused the federal government of violating several laws and the developers of colluding with the administration.

By Diana DiGangi , Meris Lutz • Sept. 28, 2026

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

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