Shale gas is an energy phenomenon not just in a broad swath of the United States but in places like eastern Europe, too. In both regions there is a tangled mix of hopes, hype, and concern.
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 Access to water is one of the critical issues of the 21st century. This project looks at the cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone and the challenges facing people without access to clean water. |
 Trans-boundary water tensions with Iran and Pakistan cast a shadow on the development of Afghanistan's mainly agricultural economy. |
 The Sea of Cortez is—or was—a vast and lush underwater paradise. Industrial fishing operations are now decimating the sea's bounty. Tuna, red snapper, and shark are all but gone. |
 In Thailand, one of the world's most rapidly developing countries, sustainability often takes the backseat to economic growth. But rising levels of pollution and depletion could be disastrous. |
 From Tijuana to Tierra del Fuego, climate change is gripping Latin America. Simeon Tegel reports on the human consequences of drought, hurricanes, and melting glaciers. |
 Nairobi’s Dandora Municipal Dump Site has been officially "full" for years and is implicated in a host of diseases--yet provides employment to scavengers. Views from the dump and from those nearby. |
 In Accra, capital of Ghana, residents cope with water scarcity while the state water company rakes in cash from abroad. |
 After recent political violence divided communities, some in Ivory Coast look to local water management as a key to reconciliation, social cohesion and long-lasting peace. |
 Lake Titicaca supports hundreds of small Aymara indigenous farming and fishing towns in Peru and Bolivia, but an unchecked urban boom is contaminating the water and threatening lakeshore life. |
 Abandoned water and sanitation projects deprive the people of Nigeria of a basic human right: access to clean water. |
 Only 25 percent of the population has access to clean water in Liberia, but government officials claim they are working vigorously to address water sanitation issues. |