The Weekly Dive

A quarter of the global population faces extreme water stress, July was the hottest month since 1880, and key developments include green hydrogen and graphene nanofiltration.

Join Mission Blue to talk sharks! Scientists find microplastics in hearts, link lead to crime, and make plastic soap. Youth win Montana clean environment trial. China builds hydroelectric storage. Matter gets $10M for filtration. Amazon plans 2030 water stewardship.

Floating solar panels at the Equator, startups solving Latin America's water crisis, no quick fix for Antarctica, NASA and IBM's AI for climate, battery-powered cargo containers, Ocean 14's €200M fund, Transcend's $20M for infrastructure, and Aquanzo's £1.2M for aquafeed systems.

Will the US run out of water? Brewery recycles wastewater into beer, Google's water use soars, Brevel gets $18.5M for algae protein, Seaworthy's Climate Hour, 3M's PFAS settlement, Jack Ma farms, microgrid for small towns, new earthquake cables, 22 attorneys general oppose Florida, US Navy's "Iron Man" suit, and Antarctica loses Argentina-size sea ice.

Kentucky tops tap water ranking, Alabama last; 1-in-100 year floods now every 8 years; largest climate fund invests in water; first green methanol cargo ship; promising PFAS destruction; artificial grass harms marine life; major funding in smart farming, sustainable energy, and wastewater treatment; Greenland was ice-free.

Kentucky tops tap water ranking, Alabama last; frequent floods; major water investments; first green methanol ship; promising PFAS destruction; artificial grass harms marine life; big funding in smart farming, energy, wastewater; Greenland was ice-free.

Oceans are changing color and it's affecting life within it. 374Water's SCWO technology now net positive. What ChatGPT had to say about water. BiOceanOr raised €2M for water quality forecasting and Hooked Foods raised €644K for vegan seafood. About half of US tap water contaminated with PFAS. Thames Water has accumulated £14M in debt. EPA announces new framework to regulate PFAS. Heat in 2024 will leap to a whole other level. 'Underground climate change' is threatening buildings.

Earn $100k with Ocean Exchange. World's first green hydrogen offshore pilot production live. Water cremation soon available in the UK. 374Water enters into strategic partnership with EGL. Researchers turn chicken feathers into water filters. Destinus unveils supersonic hydrogen-powered plane. Bluu Seafood raises €16M for cultivated fish production. Anxiety grips the world as Japan readies to release Fukushima radioactive water into the oceans. Scientists who turned humid air into renewable power speak out.

Imploded Titan submarine's wreckage found. Groundwater extraction causing Earth's rotational pole to drift. 3M reaches $10.3B settlement over PFAS. 374Water to join the Russell 3000, congrats! NASA now recycles 98% of urine and sweat into drinking water. Britain's nuclear transport to become greener with AI-powered sails. Largest hydro-solar power plant unveiled in China. N-Drip raised a $44M Series C round.

Latest news on the missing submersible. DuPont, Chemours, and others to provide $1.1B in PFAS settlement. Cling wrap made of potatoes to solve world's plastic problem. CRH Ventures to launch new accelerator. ZwitterCo's CEO talks about water reuse. Switzerland's blue gold under pressure. California extends its ban on use of drinking water for non-functional turf. How AI will transform the water sector in the EU. Sandia team is working on a PFAS filtration method.

Book now the first-ever all-electric commercial flight with SAS. A UCLA desalination startup just struck a deal with Boeing. First steps on plastics treaty after Paris talks. Top US chemical firms to pay $1.2B in settlement for PFAS contamination. Water vs. Wastewater, do you know the difference? Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race. Iraq's oil bloom blamed for worsening water crisis.

Veda Austin back on our Oceanside Chat! First affordable and adaptable AI-driven maritime tracking system. Pani awarded "Breakthrough Technology of the Year". Supreme Court issues disappointing decision for the nation's water, Erin Brockovich has some to say about it. Aquatech startup eFishery becomes a unicorn. Evoqua is now part of Xylem. Proof-of-concept computer that uses running water now predicts events better than digital computers.

Gradiant becomes latest Water Tech unicorn after receiving $225M. Feds invest $2.8B to improve public lands. Water vapors detected in space. New innovative powder uses sunlight to purify water. BMW unveils 'The Icon' electric hydrofoil at Cannes Film Festival. More about why VCs are betting on Water Tech. Waterplan gets $11M in Series A. Scientists find bacteria and fungi capable of breaking down plastics.

New York City is sinking! More everyday items discovered to hold PFAS, among them: contact lenses and food pesticides. SFO becomes first US airport to test wastewater for Covid-19. Seaweed-based straw gets funding. Underwater drone gets €2M. Swiss Ecorobotix receives $52M. Biden-Harris administration releases $600M to modernize water power in the US.

Forget the cloud, save your data on your DNA. Congratulations to Karen Frost and The Water Council for $1 million. Gigantic ice deserts full of black algae are making the ice melt faster. A startup sending spacecrafts using water propulsion. New US tech to remove 100 tons of CO2 per year. AI solutions entering the water industry. Chicago's $1 billion deal to sell its water. H&M Foundation invests in soundwave innovation to reduce microplastics. Mushrooms' electric communications increase after rainfall.

Our  Oceanside Chat with Giulio Boccaletti is live. Machine learning reveals a new theoretical phase of Hydrogen. World's first 3D-printed fish fillets. $100M for water tech investments. World's largest hydrogen-electric zero-emission aircraft. New water tech degree program. 20,800 antibiotic-resistant genes in clouds. Long-banned PCB pollutants found in the deepest places on Earth.

PFAS linked to post-diet weight gain. US water infrastructure has backlog of $625 Billion. New robots explore and clean the oceans. Here is how corporations can help solve the water crisis. Shrimp farming startup Tepbac raises $2.25M. The Air Water Company becomes the first publicly traded SPAC for atmospheric water technology.

ChatGPT is smart but it needs a lot of water to think. Why don't we see more vegan fish? 374Water demonstrates its technology during SCWO week in Indiana. The water bottled industry exploits the global water crisis. Wavin invests $50M in energy-neutral wastewater treatment company Aquacycl. Kelp may be the hidden underwater resource we've always needed. A new solar reactor turns water into renewable hydrogen, oxygen, and heat. 'Forever chemical' PCB last used in the 1980s found in the ocean. Are flash droughts the new normal?

Ocean Cleanup removed 440,000 pounds of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. SF has a new beer made from recycled grey water. Tunisia is getting closer to Day Zero Water as it shuts down drinking water at night. Aqua Cultured Foods raised $5.5M for fungi-fueled alt seafood platform. PFAS may not be necessary to make fabric stain repellent after all. Scientists want to submerge pendulums in the ocean to reduce coastal erosion.

Cape Fear is suing DuPont over PFAS. US scientist to live for 100 days underwater. Researchers stir volcanic H2O at 0 degree celsius. World's first liquid hydrogen-powered ferry. NASA finds oceans have risen over 3.5 inches over the past 30 years. Climate costs to wipe out profits for half of the world's livestock companies. Biden-Harris administration announces $775M for Clean Water Infrastructure. Rising seas may cut off millions of Americans this century.

1 tablespoon of water for $198? The Drop Store reveals the increasing future cost of water. The Water Council and the United Nations are looking for innovations. The first months of 2023 have seen some of the largest deals ever in the water industry! Starbucks and 17 other companies pledge billions for water innovation. Scientists create a new type of plastic not made from crude oil. The origin of human empathy may come from the oceans. Bioluminescent algae light up the seas.

IBM launches program to accelerate water innovations. 6 tactics to reduce your exposure to PFAS. How Aqua Membranes went from garage to 3D printing RO membranes 30 investors signed an open letter on the water crisis. PFAS set to be the most expensive environmental hazard in history. EPA's first-ever national standard on PFAS. The state of the climate in 2023.

AI tells us about water. Celebrating World Water Day, March 22, 2023! 374Water's revenues jump 6,000%. A mountain of water underground discovered by world's largest uncrewed ocean mapping vessel. DuPont, Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Starbucks invest in WASH. Floatovoltaics are a new source for solar energy. Astronomers say water's origin may predate our Sun. Oh Sh..! PFAS now found in toilet paper.

5 women using technology to protect the planet. World's first floating wind prototype produces its first kWh. World's first artificial energy island being built in the North Sea. PepsiCo faces $4.4B of climate risk per year. Biden administration announces plan to protect water plants from cyberattacks. Quantum dots are the latest water disinfection technique. New water purification membrane generating electricity.

Join us in NYC for the UN Water Conference! 374Water hired by the US military. Amazon to test carbon removal with seaweed. EPA allocates $2.4B for clean water. Loliware and Aquafortus respectively raise $15.4M and $17M. Why should CFOs care more about $$ water? Still a lot we don't know about ice! NASA tracks algal bloom trends from space.

Two new forms of salt water could rewrite fundamental chemistry. Solar powered yachts are making waves. Hypnotizing footage shows 'Doomsday' Glacier melting from below. PFAS found on all continents except one, Antarctica. US' first grid-connected wave energy test facility. Spring and Microsoft collaborate on water innovation. Why we won't solve the climate crisis without fixing water. Fundings flowing in California, Texas, and New York.

Clay could be a key solution to global warming. Why is Europe's groundwater drying up? South Australia is planning the world's largest electrolyzer and H2 power plant. Promising water startups highlighted by Imagine H2O and Xylem. Biden-Harris administration announces $2B for PFAS and $728M for Colorado River drought.

Philippe Cousteau joins our next Oceanside Chat! Scientists discover a new water anomaly in a new form of ice. Ghana's water solution- water ATMs. New School Food's plant-based salmon raises $12M to scale its technology. Amazon's Hippo Harvest is growing lettuce using 92% less water. CropX acquires precision irrigation startup Tule.

The top 50 US Climate VC's you need to know. Wall Street is betting on the Colorado River. Researchers are turning lagoon waves pink, learn why. Study finds that all US freshwater fish contain PFAS. World's first semi-submersible floating wind farm surpasses production expectations. Water lentils may be the next plant based protein superfood. Ecozen just raised $25M.

Xylem offers to acquire Evoqua in largest deal ever in the water-tech industry. New hydraulic turbine to generate energy without blades. Will Sarni to fund a PFAS destruction startup. California ranked number 1 in water efficiency and sustainability. An iceberg the size of London has broken free from Antartica. A city in Japan to turn snow in energy.