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

Sasha Ingber

December 21, 2017

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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