Why Europe's EPR Schemes Are Underfunding Recyclers

Smart Hydrant Tech Gives Utilities Clearer Water System Data

Smart hydrants are giving utilities a sharper view of aging networks. McWane’s iHydrantPlus supports leak detection, pressure monitoring and faster response. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/smart-hydrant-tech-gives-utilities-clearer-water-system-data,130807 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

BOEM Opens Comment on Virginia Seabed Mineral Leasing

BOEM published a Request for Information June 23 on potential seabed mineral leasing off Virginia, covering 2,764 square miles near Chesapeake Bay. Comments close July 23. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/boem-opens-comment-on-virginia-seabed-mineral-leasing,130852 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

Why Europe's EPR Schemes Are Underfunding Recyclers

A structural cost coverage gap in the EU's Extended Producer Responsibility framework is leaving recyclers underfunded, just as the Circular Economy Act opens for reform. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/why-europes-epr-schemes-are-underfunding-recyclers,130834 Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

The Assumptions Behind This Year's Plans No Longer Hold

The biggest risk entering H2 may not be execution. It may be relying on planning assumptions that no longer reflect operating conditions. https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/stories/the-assumptions-behind-this-years-plans-no-longer-hold,130833 Support for Sustainability Soundbites is provided by Amazon. Amazon is working toward a carbon-free energy future [https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/stories/spotlight-on-energy?utm_source=ee-leaders&utm_medium=paid-podcast&utm_campaign=fy26q2-amazon-sustainability-paid&utm_term=publisher-readership&utm_content=sustainability-soundbites-takeover-energy]—doing more with less, investing where it matters most, and supporting communities where we operate.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]

The Constraints Are Compounding. Most Planning Models Aren't.

Grid capacity limits, water constraints, permitting delays, and capital deployment challenges are increasingly converging on the same projects. Grid capacity limits, water constraints, permitting delays, and capital deployment challenges are increasingly converging on the same projects. Support for Sustainability Soundbites is provided by Amazon. Amazon is working toward a carbon-free energy future [https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/stories/spotlight-on-energy?utm_source=ee-leaders&utm_medium=paid-podcast&utm_campaign=fy26q2-amazon-sustainability-paid&utm_term=publisher-readership&utm_content=sustainability-soundbites-takeover-energy]—doing more with less, investing where it matters most, and supporting communities where we operate.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support] Thanks for listening! For access to all of E+E Leader's news and programs, visit our website at www.environmentenergyleader.com [https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/]. Follow us on our Social Channels: LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/environment-energy-leader] l Twitter [https://twitter.com/E_E_Leader] l Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/EnvironmentEnergyLeader/] l Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/environmentenergyleader/] l YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@E_E_Leader] l BlueSky [https://bsky.app/profile/eeleader.bsky.social] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441376/support]