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An analysis of Environmental Protection Agency records shows many small communities in particular are left unprotected by destitute and unmaintained water providers. The Associated Press found that on average over the past three years, these racked up roughly twice as many health violations as big city providers. Certain small water utilities persistently struggle to provide safe water. Fines can push these precarious utilities even deeper into trouble. In many places, people struggle to find water or else drink water that isn't clean. We visit Keystone, W.Va., Terre du Lac, Mo. and Ferriday, La.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined a lawsuit with 16 other states to challenge a decision from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Pittsburgh-based chemical and materials company has agreed to pay nearly $1 million for failing to follow state and federal laws for preventing and responding to oil spills, under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia has been awarded a federal grant that aims to improve water quality in the state, which has been rated one of the worst in the nation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsLeaders in West Virginia’s capital city are drawing attention to the local health and economic effects of the Trump administration’s rollback of federal…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCommunity members from Paden City, West Virginia, heard from federal and state officials Thursday about an ongoing investigation into the city’s…
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