Environment

Save the Children Responds Urgently to Affected Children of Hurricane Harvey with Child-Friendly Spaces in Shelters, Essential Items

Shelby and Nick play with their children, 2-year-old Sarah*, and 1 -year-old Aaron*, on their cot in a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on...

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EPA Approves Emergency Fuel Waivers for Texas and Georgia

Following Hurricane Harvey’s landfall, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has approved emergency fuel waiver requests from the Texas Comptroller and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

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Tropical Storm Harvey Adds to Texas Floods as Trump Set to Visit Region

Heavy rain continued to pour Tuesday on southeastern Texas where Tropical Storm Harvey has already caused catastrophic flooding in one of the largest cities in the United States.

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Millions Around the World Held Back by Poor Sanitation and Lack of Access to Clean Water

Reaching the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of access to safely managed water and sanitation services by 2030 will require countries to spend $150 billion per year. A fourfold increase in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) investments...

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