Emilia Herraira

As the festive glow of the holidays recedes, many households are left with the lingering scent of pine and the inevitable task of disposing of a now-drying Christmas tree, a process that requires careful coordination with local public works departments. To assist residents with this annual

Amid a global push for sustainability and circular economies, the very industry designed to close the loop on plastic waste is facing an unprecedented and prolonged period of economic instability. Far from being a straightforward process of collection and reuse, the North American plastics

Christopher Hailstone is a pivotal figure at the intersection of energy management and the burgeoning circular economy. As a leading utilities expert with deep insights into renewable energy and grid reliability, he has been instrumental in navigating the complex landscape of the sustainable

The vast electric grid serving 65 million Americans across 13 states is sending a clear and troubling signal that something is fundamentally broken. A recent auction held by PJM Interconnection to secure power supplies for the 2027-28 period concluded with a paradoxical and deeply concerning

In a stunning turn of events that underscores the deep fractures in American energy policy, hard-won bipartisan negotiations in the U.S. Senate to modernize the nation's energy permitting process have come to a sudden and complete halt. The collapse was not a result of lingering policy

The ominous emergency alert that sounded across parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska on December 19, 2025, carried a weight of urgency typically reserved for the most violent tornado outbreaks. However, the threat descending upon the Denver area was not a swirling vortex but an invisible and

Today we’re speaking with Christopher Hailstone, a leading utilities expert with extensive experience in energy management and grid security. We’re digging into the contentious plan for an incinerator at Portland Port, where a new application to burn a wider variety of waste has ignited a firestorm

With extensive experience in energy management and utilities, Christopher Hailstone offers a unique perspective on the complex interplay of infrastructure, municipal policy, and corporate strategy. As New York City embarks on one of the most ambitious overhauls of its commercial waste system, we

An Alarming Shortfall: Why a Failed Auction Signals a National Reliability Threat A critical market mechanism designed to keep the lights on for 67 million Americans has failed, prompting stark warnings from federal regulators that a long-predicted grid reliability crisis has arrived. The PJM

The Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority has officially embarked on the final and most critical phase of a decades-long strategic initiative, awarding the contract for a massive pipeline project designed to secure the water supply for Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This capstone project, known as