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The International Rescue Committee warns that fragile countries are “ill equipped to handle an unprecedented pandemic on their own.” The report from the respected humanitarian organization focuses on vulnerabilities in South Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen, as well as conditions in camps for refugees and displaced people.
The World Health Organization published new handwashing and hand hygiene guidelines that are designed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. According to the guidelines, countries should make it a goal to place hand hygiene stations — either alcohol-based rubs or soap and water — at the entrance and exit of every public building, […]
Few healthcare facilities in developing countries have complete water, sanitary, and hygienic services. They are vulnerable to Covid-19 transmission, health experts say.
The Global Rundown Cambodia says it will halt hydropower construction on the Mekong River for the next 10 years. Kenyan communities jumpstart initiatives to combat the coronavirus, including setting up handwashing stations and educating residents. As the coronavirus slows activities in Italy, the canals in Venice turn clear. A study warns that global banks are […]
The Global Rundown U.S. dam regulators call for the largest reservoir in Santa Clara County, California, to be drained due to earthquake-related flood risks. Heavy rainfall deluges parts of Jakarta, Indonesia, cutting power supplies and halting transportation. A proposal by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency seeks to release PFAS manufacturers from cleanup responsibilities in areas […]
The Global Rundown Canada‘s federal court rejects First Nations challenges to an expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Wolverine World Wide and Michigan authorities are set to finalize a $69.5 million settlement over PFAS contamination in Western Michigan. The heaviest rainfall in two years hits parts of New South Wales, Australia. Missouri sues the […]
The Global Rundown Heavy rainfall eases bushfires in Australia, but blazes still remain. Ongoing drought in Guatemala fuels childhood malnutrition. The U.S. Supreme Court rules that residents of Flint, Michigan, can pursue a civil rights lawsuit over the city’s lead crisis. Twenty-one “critically overdrafted” areas of California prepare groundwater management plans as part of the […]
The Global Rundown Florida purchases a piece of the Everglades to protect the wetlands from oil drilling. A probe into the 2019 collapse of a Vale SA tailings dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, will wrap up in June, police say. Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, investigate tainted tap water in several of the city’s neighborhoods. […]
The Global Rundown Wolverine World Wide agrees to a $69.5 million settlement with Michigan towns contaminated by PFAS chemicals linked to the company’s manufacturing waste. Intense storms hit South Africa, causing flash floods and power blackouts. The United States Congress brokers a deal to halt the use of military firefighting foam containing PFAS chemicals. ASEAN […]
A day in the life of Jakarta—a city drowning in water insecurity.
The Global Rundown An investigation of dams in the United States identifies 1,688 structures as “high-hazard.” Deadly wildfires flare in parched New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. A new proposal by the U.S. EPA looks to limit the science used to determine public health regulations. The government of Thailand tells farmers not to grow off-season […]
