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The Stream, March 23, 2022: Can African Nations Meet WASH Goals?

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According to a new report from UNICEF and WHO, African nations will need to dramatically accelerate progress in order to meet targets for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). The organizations say more than two billion people across the continent lack basic WASH services, including 208 million that still practice open defecation.

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

Environmental law, or sometimes known as environmental and natural resources law, is a term used to explain regulations, statutes, local, national and international legislation, and treaties designed to protect the environment from damage and to explain the legal consequences of such damage towards governments or private entities or individuals (1).

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Removing Carbon Dioxide Through Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement: Legal Challenges and Opportunities

Law Columbia

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is one of several proposed techniques for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in the oceans. OAE has the potential to remove large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which, together with emissions reductions, would help to mitigate climate change. By Romany M.

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What’s Up With Water – February 22, 2022

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Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles also noted that the severity of the two-decade-long dry stretch is due, in large part, to the release of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere. The American Rescue Plan Act is the relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law on March 11 last year.

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Lake Erie’s Failed Algae Strategy Hurts Poor Communities the Most

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The resulting study placed this figure at about $65 million: the bloom lopped about $20 million dollars off of tourism, recreation, and the local housing stock, plus $4 million for water treatment. . The Clean Water Act is a clunky instrument for addressing diffuse pollution.

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Policy News: December 20, 2021

ESA

Senate committee holds hearing for the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. California, Arizona, Nevada and the federal government reach agreement to reduce water consumption in the Colorado River basin. Executive Branch. NOAA releases the annual Arctic Report Card. International. Executive Branch.

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Protecting the Ocean Means Protecting Communities

Ocean Conservancy

billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions into our atmosphere—the equivalent of 300 coal-fired power plants—and these facilities are sited in predominantly low-income communities and communities of color. This current legislation provides an opportunity for government leaders, and all of us, to have their backs in advancing their fights.

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