The Waterly

Making water in a desert, from sunlight and air

There are many different ways to access drinking water in places where it's in short supply. But with overpopulation, climate change and increasing water scarcity, innovators have been on the lookout for a new solution -- and some are convinced the answer is up in the air.

Digital divining rod: New drone tech accurately measures underground water volumes

A Swiss research group has developed a drone-carried sensor that can detect the water content of terrain below, and are offering it as a cheaper and more accurate measurement supplement to existing technology like satellite imagery.

Saudi's Red Sea Farms raises $10m in venture capital investment

The investment in Red Sea Farms, whose technology enables the commercial farming of produce using primarily salt water, reflects the GCC’s growing investor interest in sustainable farming solutions.

374Water Inc., enters into an agreement with Stantec to provide representative services

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California Gov. Newsom asks residents to cut water usage by 15% as drought grips state

During a press conference in San Luis Obispo County, the governor added nine more counties to the state’s drought emergency declaration.

Severe drought threatens Hoover dam reservoir – and water for US west

The wellspring of Lake Mead created by the dam’s blocking of the Colorado River has plummeted to an historic low as states in the west face hefty cuts in their water supplies.

Los Angeles beaches reopen almost three days after 17 million gallons of sewage spill into Santa Monica Bay

A mechanical failure “caused untreated sewage to be discharged into the ocean,” according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn.

In a New Zealand estuary, I closed my eyes and floated. It turned out the water was toxic

For most of those of us who swim, swimming is not something we think about: it is something we do.

E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show

The compounds can form PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” which have been linked to cancer and birth defects. The E.P.A. approvals came despite the agency’s own concerns about toxicity.

EPA considers placing limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that it’s considering drinking water limits for the entire class of PFAS compounds, which public health advocates say are categorically toxic.

Call It A Crisis: An Update On Piney Point & Tampa Bay

It wasn’t a great weekend in Florida, if you ask me and many residents reaching out to me. Toxic algae blooms, which killed around 200 tons of marine life three years ago, are back and stronger than ever.

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