Green bonds

The Ohio Water Development Authority planned to sell $400 million of new money bonds in addition to a refunding driven by a tender offer.

Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland is leveraging the P3 process to build eight new schools while issuing $663 million of taxable bonds.

The New Terminal One project was able to flex its construction progress, which the P3 backers say may have encouraged investors in a deal upsized by $1 billion.

To meet the ambitious goals of the Environmental Protection Agency's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, innovative financing models can be adapted from established municipal finance systems.

Fulcrum BioEnergy, which raised more than $1 billion to turn household waste into lower-emitting fuels for planes and trucks, is in danger of going under.

Enviva's $353 million in tax-exempt bonds currently are among the liabilities at stake in the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Strong and growing sales tax revenues support the bonds. Repayment isn't tied to ridership, which has declined.

Prices have fallen for Alabama private activity bonds issued for wood pellet producer Enviva amid the firm's larger struggles.

"The lack of standardization is a very real problem that impacts all facets," said Ted Chapman, managing director and investment banker at Hilltop Securities.

It's the bank's eighth issuance of its climate-certified one-year notes. Buy-in starts at $100.