Twenty-three NGOs called for urgent aid to drought-ravaged Somalia, where residents are struck by the devastating effects of the current El Niño.
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After three people were charged in connection with the city's water crisis, Republican Rick Snyder said he has not been questioned by authorities.
For Malawi residents, however, the declaration seems too little too late.
All levels of government, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shared in the blame, the panel's report said.
Of the 55.6 million deaths worldwide in 2012, 12.6 million were attributable to preventable environmental risk factors, the World Health Organization said in a report.
A heated debate Sunday in Flint highlighted Hillary Clinton’s and Bernie Sanders’ varying levels of comfort in talking directly about issues that affect African-Americans.
As a senator, Hillary Clinton voted against banning a chemical linked to a nationwide water pollution crisis.
In response to Freedom of Information Act requests, Michigan has released a trove of documents related to the lead in Flint water.
Officials have maintained that they are not suggesting the water is contaminated.
A potentially record-breaking El Niño is causing severe drought and food shortages in the southern African nation.
Zimbabwe's capital and most populous city, Harare, has confirmed six cases of typhoid fever in the past five days in various suburbs, sparking fears of a major outbreak.
The companies further urged the public to donate to nonprofits aiding the Michigan city in the grips of a public health crisis.
Residents of the Michigan city of 100,000 people had complained for months about discolored water, but officials moved slowly to address the problem.
Finding good drinking water and pastures are matters of life and death for traditional pastoralists in Ethiopia, whose fortunes are tied to their domestic animals.
The departure of Susan Hedman, effective Feb. 1, came on the same day that President Barack Obama announced $80 million in federal aid to Flint, Michigan.
Rick Snyder is expected to testify on Capitol Hill on Feb. 3 in connection with a water-contamination crisis in the Flint area.
Excess lead has made the city's water undrinkable, the governor has declared a state of emergency and relief agencies are calling for donations.
In his first big speech of the climate negotiations, Secretary of State John Kerry announced today the U.S. would double its spending to help poorer nations adapt to climate change.
With funding from France's EDF, the 420-megawatt hydroelectric dam at Nachtigal Falls will solve 20 percent of the African nation's energy needs.
China’s naval commander warned that an incident involving a U.S. warship in the South China Sea could spark war if the U.S. did not stop its “provocative acts” in the contested waterway.
Several projects, worth a total of about $45 billion, have reportedly been held up by funding bottlenecks and poor planning by local governments and agencies.