7+ hour, 16+ min ago   (185+ words) USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service has determined that federally funded irrigation upgrades in Colorado's San Luis Valley will adversely affect historic properties, opening a mitigation process before the improvements can proceed. Rodale's $139M Plan Targets 10 Million Organic Acres by 2030 Kevin O'Leary's…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (284+ words) Interconnection timelines at major U.S. grid operators now average close to five years from application to commercial operation. Facilities leaders are receiving project schedules built before that number was part of the planning conversation. Grid Strategies' November 2025 analysis projected that the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (153+ words) Direct Air Capture Enters Dutch Greenhouse CO₂ Supply Chains Colorado River Storage Crunch Tests Southwest Water Planning Ohio House Urges Congress to Reform Federal Energy Permitting The Projects That Do Not Get Built Do Not Show Up in Reports More Infrastructure…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (390+ words) When an energy or infrastructure project sits in the permitting queue for 18 months or more, it is not simply delayed. It is consuming capital that cannot be redeployed, drawing on credit facilities at current rates, and blocking downstream procurement decisions....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (499+ words) Editor's note: This article updates our earlier coverage of California AB 526, originally published when the bill was moving through committee with unanimous support. The legislative picture has changed materially since then. AB 526 failed in Appropriations. Its companion CEQA reform bill…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (490+ words) The pipeline itself is not the story. The permitting pathway used to approve it is. BLM processed this approval using accelerated procedures tied to the national energy emergency declaration issued in January 2025. That declaration directed Interior Department agencies to identify…...