Chad: Unprecedented flooding affects more than 340,000 people

Torrential rainfall has triggered unprecedented flooding in Chad, affecting more than 340,000 people living in 55,000 households – surpassing last year’s figure of more than 250,000 impacted, according to a report released on Friday by the UN humanitarian coordination office, OCHA.

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Theres no Stopping Renewable Power in Chile, but Community Energy Is Not Taking Off

SANTIAGO, Aug 25 (IPS) – Renewable energies, especially solar and wind power, are growing inexorably in Chile, driven by large companies. But community generation of alternative energy is not taking off, despite a law promoting it.

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Environmental Racism and Social Injustice at Camp Lejeune and Other Military Bases

BIRMINGHAM, USA, Aug 25 (IPS) – Built in 1942 and still operating today, Camp Lejeune is a military base covering over 153,000 acres in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Shortly after it was founded, it became heavily contaminated with toxic chemicals like perchloroethylene, benzene, trichloroethylene, vinyl chloride, and later on PFAS. However, the military only realized the severity of the issue in 1982, when the Marine Corps discovered volatile organic compounds on base.

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Theres no Stopping Renewable Power in Chile, but Community Energy Is Not Taking Off

SANTIAGO, Aug 25 (IPS) – Renewable energies, especially solar and wind power, are growing inexorably in Chile, driven by large companies. But community generation of alternative energy is not taking off, despite a law promoting it.

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