Source: https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/, March 31, 2026
By: Marybeth Collins

The gap between how executive teams talk about environmental liability and how it is actually developing in courts, insurance markets, and regulatory agencies has been widening for several years. In 2026, that gap is becoming a material business problem.

This is not a story about regulatory tightening in the conventional sense. It is a story about velocity. The pace at which environmental exposure is converting into financial liability, litigation, insurance exclusions, and balance sheet consequences has accelerated significantly in the last 18 months, and most corporate risk models have not kept up. Read more.