Mine operators are looking for technology to solve a rising demand for water resulting from changing regulations or in areas of water scarcity. Xylem’s Ken Albaugh details the quandaries and solutions.

The funding will be put towards projects in the new year in Jalisco, Mexico.

Sustainability efforts extend to the water it brings in — and puts down the drain. Since 2019, its efforts to conserve and reuse process water has resulted in the conservation of one million litres of water annually.

The Swift Beef Company has agreed to pay $275,000 in civil penalties for allegedly discharging pollutants into the water near its Grand Island, Nebraska, beef processing plant.

Plans to drill four new drinking water wells in Bulloch County to supply almost 7 million gallons a day of water to serve the Hyundai Metaplant and associated development in Bryan County drew concern and criticism at a packed public meeting in Statesboro Thursday.

Mary Kay launched an employee Water Steering Committee responsible for identifying and implementing opportunities for water reduction and good water governance.

ESG funds have done surprisingly well this year, led by fresh interest in artificial intelligence, despite questions about how ESG-friendly such companies are.

Boards are increasingly wary of greenwashing claims in light of recent investigations opened by the Competition and Markets Authority. Increased due diligence in relation to ESG has added to the burden of finalising annual reporting.

State Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti said BlackRock funds that don’t take into account ESG factors are being unfairly impacted by the asset manager’s membership in climate groups, its shareholder-voting record and the pressure it puts on companies to meet environmental goals, according to a complaint filed Monday in state court. This shows a “pattern of deception” that has hurt investors, the complaint says.

True Pigments is a collaboration between Ohio University, Rural Action, Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Division of Mineral Resources Management and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. ODNR awarded $3.5 million to the project in pilot funding to construct a full-scale acid mine drainage water treatment plant at the Millfield site.