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Government Shepherd Snyder,

Hardy County, Town Of Romney To Get Water Facility Upgrades

Funding totalling $2,710,000 is going to both Hardy County and the Eastern Panhandle town of Romney as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Grant Program.

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WVPB News Emily Allen,

McDowell County Food Bank Trying Out Hydro-Panels For Clean Water Needs

In McDowell County, access to clean water can be a challenge. Aging infrastructure, a shrinking tax base and lack of oversight affect the region’s water…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation

Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million Americans that do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water

Ohio will begin testing some public and private water systems for the presence of toxic nonstick, fluorinated chemicals, broadly called PFAS. In a press…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Threatened Mussels

Janet Clayton is standing thigh-deep in a back channel of the Elk River. Clad in a wetsuit and knee pads, the silver-haired biologist with the West…

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