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U.N. Investigator On Extreme Poverty Issues A Grim Report — On The U.S.

Water polluted by mine runoff in West Virginia. Philip Alston, the U.N. envoy, cites a <a href=&quot;http://archive.epi.yale.edu/epi/issue-ranking/water-and-sanitation&quot;>ranking</a> of 178 countries by access to drinking water and sanitation. The United States trails behind many wealthy countries, coming in at No. 36. (Corbis via Getty Images)
Water polluted by mine runoff in West Virginia. Philip Alston, the U.N. envoy, cites a ranking of 178 countries by access to drinking water and sanitation. The United States trails behind many wealthy countries, coming in at No. 36. (Corbis via Getty Images)

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