Sustainability Soundbites from E+E Leader
A daily briefing on the day’s most pressing sustainability and energy‑management headlines.
Hosted by the editors of Environment + Energy Leader, Sustainability Soundbites delivers concise, expert-driven updates each business day. In 3–7 minutes per episode, listeners get:
- 👉 The latest corporate sustainability initiatives—like Kenvue’s Sustainable Innovation Profiler targeting 75 % of new products with improved environmental performance by 2030
🔧 Innovative renewable energy solutions—from maritime hydrogen fuel cells to new hydropower capacity
🌍 Policy shifts and environmental developments affecting global energy access, compliance, and resilience
Tune in daily on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, your preferred podcast platform—or via the show’s RSS feed on https://sustainability-soundbites-e-e-leader.buzzsprout.com.
Whether you’re an energy executive, sustainability professional, or policy leader, these quick‑hit episodes equip you with timely, actionable insights to stay informed and ahead.
Episodes
2278 episodes
A Clearer Way to Design 2D Perovskite Materials
A new model shows how tiny spacer layers change 2D perovskites. It could help engineers design better LEDs, solar cells and other light-based devices.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/2d-perovskite-model-gives-engine...
A Dutch Wind Farm Just Bet Big on 40-Hour Batteries
Windpark Zeewolde is pairing Europe's largest onshore wind farm with a new hydrogen-iron flow battery built for 10 to 40 hours of storage, not four.
PFAS Targeted for Deregulation Were Found in Fish Tissue
Monitoring data submitted to EPA detected PFNA and PFHxS in catfish tissue as the agency weighs rescinding federal determinations for both compounds.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/pfas-targeted-for-deregulation-we...
Quebec Is Rationing the Cheap Power It Once Marketed
Hydro-Québec once promoted low-cost hydropower to attract data centers. Now it is proposing higher rates and tighter access as demand strains supply.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/quebec-is-rationing-the-cheap-pow...
Guaranteed Power Is Becoming the Next Competitive Edge
As grid constraints grow, manufacturers and data center developers are prioritizing guaranteed power delivery over the lowest electricity prices.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/guaranteed-power-is-becoming-the...
Biochar Moves Closer to Real-World Use in Cold Paving Trials
Biochar is getting a real-world road test. Verde and Ergon are moving their cold paving partnership toward field projects, carbon credits and commercial use.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/biochar-moves-closer-to-r...
Why Utilities Are Buying Land Years Before They Need It
Norfolk, Nebraska's wastewater land purchase reflects a broader strategy as utilities secure room for future industrial growth and infrastructure expansion.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/why-utilities-are-buying-l...
Clean Fuel Producers Face Four More Months of Uncertainty
Treasury now expects to finalize 45Z clean fuel tax credit regulations in November, extending uncertainty for renewable fuel projects and investment planning.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/clean-fuel-producers-fac...
The UAE Is Turning Power Readiness Into an AI Advantage
The UAE is showing what happens when power, capital, permitting, and chip access are coordinated before construction begins, not assembled project by project.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/the-uae-is-turning-power...
States Win Projects on Grid Readiness, Not Tax Breaks
Tax incentives are sliding down site selection checklists as states compete on power availability, and several are already rebuilding programs around it.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/states-win-projects-on-grid-r...
Industry Voice: The Fragmented Data Problem Nobody in Industrial Safety Wants to Admit
AI-powered safety tools are gaining adoption across industrial sectors, but fragmented EHS, contractor, HR, and operations data may be limiting their effectiveness.
Desert Moss Study Reveals Hidden Fungi and Climate Clues Too
Desert mosses may carry fungi that help them handle heat. The discovery could shift how scientists approach dryland restoration and climate stress.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/desert-moss-study-reveals-hidden-fu...
CONSOL Innovations Wins DOE Grant for Coal Waste Rare Earths
Core Natural Resources subsidiary CONSOL Innovations was selected for a DOE grant to pilot rare earth element recovery from Pennsylvania coal waste.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/consol-innovations-wins-doe-grant-...
Missing EU Climate Targets Could Cost Ireland $30 Billion
Ireland could owe up to $30 billion (€26 billion) by 2030 for missing EU climate targets, new fiscal modeling shows, with costs rising after 2030.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/missing-eu-climate-targets-could-cos...
The Hidden Cost of Choosing the Wrong Industrial Site
Power constraints can delay facility openings, increase carrying costs, and force expensive temporary power investments that reshape project economics for CFOs.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/the-hidden-cost-of-cho...
Manufacturers and Data Centers Compete for Megawatts
Data centers are absorbing grid capacity that manufacturers need for expansion, forcing executives to treat power access as a site selection variable.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/manufacturers-and-data-centers-c...
Volvo Adds Recycled Materials to New Heavy-Duty Truck Cabins
Volvo is putting greener materials inside its newest truck cabs. The move brings recycled plastics, fibers and certified wood into VNL and VNR models.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/volvo-adds-recycled-materials-to...
Blackstone's QTS Terminates Virginia Digital Gateway
Blackstone's QTS dropped its final appeal, terminating pursuit of a 2,100-acre Virginia data center campus after courts voided the project's rezoning approvals.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/blackstones-qts-termin...
What Happens to Water Liability After a Facility Is Already Built
Curtailment orders, discharge limits, and insurance exposure are the water liabilities confronting industrial operations already built and operating in stressed basins.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/what-happens-t...
PFAS Chain Length Could Change Water Treatment Design Today
Chain length may shape how PFAS move through water and respond to treatment. For utilities, that means monitoring and removal strategies need sharper focus.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/pfas-chain-length-could-ch...
New Fireworks Research Confirms Contamination Risks
New 2025 research and a shelved EPA study add fresh evidence on fireworks pollution, as U.S. cities split over drone alternatives for July 4, 2026.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/new-fireworks-research-confirms-con...
When Labor Is the Bottleneck, Procurement Inherits the Risk
As skilled trades shortages narrow the contractor pool, procurement teams face a workforce constraint they didn't create and can't negotiate their way out of.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/when-labor-is-the-bottle...
Cartons Clear California’s Recyclable Labeling Bar
California’s SB 343 update gives cartons fresh labeling clarity. New MRF data shows stronger sortation, but recovery work remains.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/cartons-clear-californias-recyclable-labeling-bar,13...
What Costa Rica's Forest Recovery Reveals About Conservation
Costa Rica's experience illustrates what happens when environmental protection is treated as an economic design problem rather than a compliance obligation.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/what-costa-ricas-forest-re...
PJM Prepares for Potential Record Power Demand This Week
PJM has issued multiple grid reliability alerts as extreme heat pushes electricity demand toward a potential summer record across the Mid-Atlantic.https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/pjm-prepares-for-potential-record-p...
