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As Pandemic Magnifies Navajo Nation Water Deficit, Coronavirus Funding Questions Arise
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Navajo Nation president and residents want to use federal Covid-19 funds on water infrastructure. Is that allowed?
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CDC, EPA Change Building Reopening Guidance After Acknowledging Error
Agencies admit incorrect guidance in documents intended to protect people from a deadly waterborne disease.
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HotSpots H2O: First Case of Covid-19 Confirmed in Crowded Rohingya Refugee Camps
The first case of Covid-19 has been confirmed in one of the world's largest refugee camps, in Bangladesh, which has been preparing for months for the arrival of the illness.
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‘Deadly’ Consequences If Stagnant Water in Shuttered Buildings Is Not Properly Addressed
The extensive closure of offices, hotels, restaurants and other commercial buildings in response to the coronavirus pandemic is a potential health hazard once those structures are reopened to the public.
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House Democrats Add Water Provisions to Next Coronavirus Bill Proposal
Democrats seek water shutoff protections and aid to low-income customers as part of $3 trillion package. Republicans quickly dismissed the bill.
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HotSpots H2O: Flooding, Locusts, and Covid-19 Strike East Africa
Heavy rainfall and fatal flooding struck parts of East Africa over the past several weeks, leaving hundreds of people dead and displacing thousands.
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For Honolulu, Rising Seas Deliver Flood Risks Three Ways
The biggest source of flooding linked to sea-level rise for Hawaii’s capital city comes not from the sea itself. It comes from underground.
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HotSpots H2O: Tracking Covid-19 Cases in the World’s Most Vulnerable Countries
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in countries identified as priorities in the humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic has surpassed 30,000, according to data collected by ReliefWeb.
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Water Utilities Want a Bailout. Will Congress Listen?
Water and wastewater utilities and their customers were ignored in Congress’s three coronavirus relief bills.
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Perspective: How Does the Coronavirus Crisis Compare to the Global Groundwater Crisis?
Global efforts on the scale of those to curb the devastation of SARS-CoV-2 are few and far between. These months could provide a template for reducing future environmental damage.
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Flood Study, With Fresh Approach, Measures Downside of Pavement
Using statistical methods borrowed from economics, a new study estimates the effect of hard surfaces on high waters.
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HotSpots H2O: Acute Hunger Could Double Worldwide Due to Covid-19 Crisis, WFP Warns
The World Food Programme and other aid organizations warn that the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic reverberations could cause a substantial spike in global food insecurity.