Environmental Issues News

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract by GHGSat of Montreal to develop the GHGSat-D2 demonstration satellite with enhanced greenhouse gas monitoring capabilities. SFL Missions is designing GHGSat-D2 to support more accurate and frequent measurements of emissions from sources on the Earth’s surface. To accommodate a larger, higher-accuracy sensor being manufactured by ABB Canada, which has delivered some previous GHGSat payloads, SFL Missions is building the dem...

AUSTIN, Texas & LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Environmental Risk Information Services (“ERIS”) is excited to announce that Environmental Record Search (“ERS”) is joining ERIS, bringing together complementary data, expertise, and resources to further strengthen ERIS’ environmental due diligence information services across the United States. “Adding ERS’s data and assets to ERIS allows a new standard of service and resource excellence by creating a comprehensive and extremely accurate da...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At Climate Week NYC, Digital Reef and Oreasoc Agriculture Inc. sign an offtake agreement connecting Digital Reef’s 3.3 GW data centre pipeline with environmental assets exceeding 30 million hectares of South American Amazon rainforest, mitigating the environmental footprint of data centre growth through rainforest protection and restoration where Oreasoc works alongside local communities to protect biodiversity, develop sustainable economies and safeguard their territ...

ROSEMEAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Southern California Edison today announced additional opportunities for community members directly impacted by the Eaton Fire to learn more about the Wildfire Recovery Compensation Program and get help submitting claims before the Nov. 30 deadline. The series includes SCE-hosted virtual and in-person community meetings as well as participation in events throughout the community. “As the Nov. 30 deadline approaches, we encourage community members to understand...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Onterris (NYSE: ONT) a global environmental solutions company solving complex challenges for planet and progress, today announced strong year-to-date 2026 momentum in its Brownfields & Community Revitalization practice, securing 86 client engagements across the United States, including over $14 million in new work and generating nearly $5 million in revenue through July. Separately, the team’s grant-writing support helped clients secure more than $20 mill...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced the launch of Amazon.ia - Inteligencia Ambiental, an ambitious multi-partner initiative dedicated to producing timely, actionable intelligence on biodiversity to drive effective conservation and restoration across the Amazon. The initiative is supported by many partners, including Planet and the Bezos Earth Fund, which granted more than $14M across both...

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Agoro Carbon today announced the first issuance of carbon credits to its U.S. cropland and pastureland projects, marking a major milestone in the company’s work to turn regenerative agricultural practices into independently verified soil carbon removals.The issuance also includes the first credit delivery under Agoro Carbon’s 12-year agreement to deliver 2.6 million carbon removal credits to Microsoft, which is one of the largest soil-based carbon removals commitmen...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jacobs to provide project support services for Bundesgesellschaft für Endlagerung mbH's Konrad Repository project in Salzgitter, Germany....

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi Digital Services' FY2025 sustainability impact report shows strong momentum via framework for responsible growth and operational excellence....

LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arbor Day Foundation is using a new data-driven metric to better understand how many people are impacted by the trees it plants and distributes in communities. Known as the “People Impacted Metric,” the data layer gives the Foundation a clearer picture of how many people stand to benefit from a given tree planting or distribution project. “Clearly communicating the benefit of a tree planting project helps people understand the difference their support makes o...