The Waterly

Solar Domes Could Desalinate Seawater at a Commercial Scale

London-based Solar Water PLC recently signed an agreement with the Saudi Arabian government as part of the country's clean future $500 billion "NEOM" project. The company is building the "first desalination plant with solar dome technology"

Robo-penguin: how artificial birds are relaying the secrets of ocean currents

They can go on research missions in stormy weather, dive to 150 metres and could soon be ‘singing’ signals. These penguin-like devices are helping to explain the eddies that are key to all life.

Shell is looking to develop a huge floating offshore wind farm in South Korea

In a statement earlier this week Shell said the project was in what it described as “a feasibility assessment stage.” If built, the 1.4 gigawatt wind farm would be situated between 65 and 80 kilometers off Ulsan, a coastal city and industrial hub in the south east of the country.

EPA announces $25 million in WIIN grants

For the current funding cycle, states, Tribes, and territories are eligible to receive funding under EPA’s Small Underserved and Disadvantaged Communities (SUDC) Grant Program. Through the program, EPA will award grants to support compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and provide access to drinking water.

Georgia County sells $8.5M in stormwater bonds

The Stormwater System currently consists of 183 miles of drainage pipes. 73% of the infrastructure is comprised of corrugated metal pipe that was installed over 40 years ago which means it’s well beyond its 20-year estimated useful life.

MI Systems’ $300 million JV eyes first deal

Texas-based desalination technology start-up Magna Imperio Systems has tied up with water specialist infrastructure fund PERENfra to develop a drinking water project for Butte County in northern California.

After slavery, oystering offered a lifeline. Now sewage spills threaten to end it all

Black people are disproportionately suffering under the weight of a sewage crisis in Virginia, a symptom of decades of neglect by local governments.

EPA just detailed all the ways climate change will hit U.S. racial minorities the hardest. It’s a long list.

If the planet warms 2 degrees Celsius, new report warns, Black people are 40 percent more likely than other groups to live in places where extreme temperatures will cause more deaths.

Federal judge throws out Trump administration rule allowing the draining and filling of streams, marshes and wetlands

U.S. District Judge Rosemary Márquez wrote that Trump officials committed serious errors while writing the regulation, finalized last year, and that leaving it in place could lead to “serious environmental harm.”

Wildfires are putting water supplies at risk, and corporate America is scared

The water supply for many communities, including large cities, starts in mountains and national forests. In California, about 70% of the water either starts or flows through national forests, according to Forest Service estimates.

The City of Issaquah, WA's PFAS Removal Story

In Issaquah, Wash., granular activated carbon (GAC) has been used since 2016 to combat PFAS contamination with great success. In this video, Beth Mende, a water and wastewater engineer with HDR discusses the project.

Sadhviji is a Stanford PhD graduate and Global WASH advocate based in Rishikesh, India. She has lived on the banks of the sacred Ganga river in the lap of the Himalayas for nearly 25 years, engaged in spiritual service, public speaking, water sanitation, and women empowerment.

Sadhviji serves as Secretary-General of the Global Interfaith WASH Alliance, an international interfaith organization dedicated to clean water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH).