The Waterly
"The Waterly" is a weekly all-things-water newsletter we share with our community covering the latest innovations and investment deal flow in the water sector and recent news on climate change and water-related crises.
A new tidal turbine generator can replace 12 solar panels. South Dakota is investing $1.1B in water infrastructure. Fish found with heart drugs, opioids, antidepressants and antifungals. California is restricting outdoor watering. The EU is planning the largest ever chemicals ban. Crista Bailey is this week's highlighted WELL member.
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94% of living species live in our Oceans
Tech & Innovation
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
A new tidal turbine generates as much power as 12 solar panels
A single turbine can produce the power generated from 12 solar panels, the company claims.
Could Anglesey’s tidal energy project drive a new energy revolution?
On the stunning and craggy coastline of Holy Island in north Wales, work has started on a construction project to generate energy from one of the world’s greatest untapped energy resources: tidal power.
Corporate & Deals
South Dakota announces $1.1B for water infrastructure
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and natural Resources (DANR) has announced that its Board of Water and Natural Resources has approved $1,102,749,980 in grants and loans for drinking water and wastewater projects in South Dakota.
These are the 10 greenest large companies of 2022, according to Just Capital
From last year, the share of companies tying executive compensation to environmental achievements jumped from 13% to about 27%.
USDA invests $12M in climate-smart infrastructure
In honor of Earth Day 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced investments of nearly $800 million in climate-smart infrastructure across 40 states and several territories. The funds include $12 million through the Water and Waste Disposal Disaster Loan and Grant Program and the Community Facilities Disaster Grants Program.
Water & the Environment
Nano state: tiny and now everywhere, how big a problem are nanoparticles?
Nanoparticles are added to food, fabrics, cosmetics and drugs with few controls – and often end up in the sea. Now scientists are asking how safe they are.
Fish on drugs: cocktail of medications is ‘contaminating ocean food chain’
Study in Florida finds ‘widespread’ traces of a total of 58 medications including heart drugs, opioids, antidepressants and antifungals in increasingly rare bonefish and their prey.
Parched southern California takes unprecedented step of restricting outdoor watering
Southern California officials declared a water shortage emergency Tuesday, and adopted new unprecedented restrictions on outdoor watering that will affect millions of people living in Los Angeles, Ventura and San Bernardino counties.
‘We want it back to what it was’: the US village blighted by toxic waste
Can a $100m cleanup operation save Mead, Nebraska, from putrid pesticide-laced waste that has polluted water, with health implications yet unknown?
PFAS & Chemicals
EU unveils plan for ‘largest ever ban’ on dangerous chemicals
Up to 12,000 substances could fall within the scope of the new ‘restrictions roadmap’.
To prevent PFAS dispersal, Maine bans agricultural use of sludge
To prevent additional contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), Maine is set to become the first US state to prohibit the use of municipal and industrial sludge as fertilizer.
Crista is an experienced C-level leader working with leading B2C brands, including Interactive Corp (IAC) and J. Walter Thompson (JWT). Her secret weapon is deploying her expertise in scaling startup consumer brands and rebooting iconic brands including Citysearch, NaturallyCurly, Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza.
Thank you Crista for adding your business expertise and passion to WIA and the WELL community.
Smart Cities & Water
Here’s what the world’s first floating city in Busan, South Korea, could look like
The floating city prototype is made of interconnected platforms that total 15.5 acres in surface area. Each floating, modular piece of the city is designed for a specific use, like living space, research facilities or lodging.
