World May 22 Over 3,000 schools in South Africa still use pit toilets, rights groups push for improvement By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press
Science Mar 23 The steps you can take to use less water Everyone has a role to play when it comes to treating water like a crucial resource, the United Nations says as it convenes its first water conference in almost five decades. By Bella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Mar 22 A quarter of the world does not have access to safe drinking water, new UN report says The U.N. World Water Development Report 2023 came Tuesday on the eve of the first major U.N. conference on water in over 45 years. By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
Nation Jan 14 Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll on sanitation workers The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the U.S. that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage and recycling pickup. By Travis Loller, Associated Press
Nation Apr 20 Watch 3:17 A sanitation worker’s fears about collecting trash during the pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, the phrase “essential workers” tends to bring to mind first responders and hospital staff. But a key function of American society is collecting garbage to keep our communities clean. PBS station WTTW in Chicago is producing…
Mar 01 Denver nonprofit quenches a community’s thirst for clean, reliable water By Larisa Epatko Water For People, a Denver-based nonprofit, is helping communities in Bolivia and other countries get drinking water and sanitation services for everybody. Continue reading
Nov 19 4 innovative toilet designs to talk about on World Toilet Day By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins In honor of World Toilet Day, we have compiled a list of a few innovative toilet designs that show promise in helping to solve sanitation and ecological problems. Continue reading
Nov 20 25 percent of people worldwide still get fecally contaminated water By Laura Santhanam Out of the world's population of 7.3 billion people, about one-quarter of them drink water from sources polluted with fecal matter, and one billion people practice open defacation. That number is especially high in rural parts of the world, where… Continue reading
Apr 18 Using bathroom humor to try to improve India’s rural sanitation By Ruth Tam It will take all of three seconds to recognize UNICEF India’s recent “Take The Poo To The Loo” is not your average public service announcement. The Indian government and private aid groups have struggled with the country’s rural sanitation for… Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch As Obama Arrives, Reflecting on Change in South Africa and Iconic Leader Mandela As Obama Arrives, Reflecting on Change in South Africa and Iconic Leader Mandela… Continue watching