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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Ghana But Not Forgotten Rudolf Amenga-Etego beats back the privatization of Ghana's water supply	Michelle Nijhuis	20 Apr 2004	Main Dish
Amenga-Etego. Photo: Dave Wendlinger. The western African nation of Ghana, tucked under the chin of the continent, is dominated by the enormous Lake Volta, a sprawling reservoir that arcs through the midsection of the country. Though there appears to be water, water everywhere, an estimated 70 percent of Ghana's people lack access to clean, piped drinking water. Rudolf ...
Topics: Ghana, interview, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mine Illegal gold mining in Ghana shafts locals' health and the environment	Josh Harkinson	24 Jun 2003	Main Dish
At I Trust My Legs, an illegal mining camp along a gray stream in the West African nation of Ghana, trespassers have bored vertical shafts deep into the ground. On a recent morning, Maxwell Adzoka strapped a lamp to his head, pressed his bare back and shoeless feet against the slick clay walls of one of these shafts, and climbed down, his yellow bulb disappearing i ...
Topics: Ghana, health, mining and drilling, pollution and waste (all these topics)

Confessions of a Dangerous Mine		24 Jun 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: Ghana, health, mining and drilling, pollution and waste, toxics, water pollution (all these topics)