Environment

World Bank Provides US$31 million Additional Financing for Disaster Prevention in Dominica

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors, on October 1st, approved a US$31 million additional financing to an ongoing project from the International Development Association for building resilient infrastructure and strengthening the government’s...

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Indonesian Earthquake: Fears Grow for Separated and Unaccompanied Children in the Wake of Tsunami

Save the Children and its local partner are warning of the huge psychological toll on children, particularly those that were orphaned or separated from their parents following Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi.

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Conservation And Tribal Citizen Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Rescission Of BLM Waste Prevention Rule

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Oil and gas operations near residential areas in Colorado. 80 percent...

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Two Alabama Health Agencies Face Federal Bias Complaint Over Sewage Problems

The Alabama Department of Public Health and the Lowndes County Health Department are facing a federal civil rights complaint that alleges both agencies discriminated against African American residents of Lowndes County, Ala.

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