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National Waste & Recycling Association Supports West Virginia Driver Safety Bill

2014-02-21 15:25:00| Waste Age

The National Waste & Recycling Association (Waste & Recycling) is supporting proposed legislation in West Virginia that require all drivers in the state to slow down to 15 miles per hour when passing a stopped waste and/or recycling truck. read more

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West Virginia Asks Feds to Study Possible Health Effects of Chemical Spill

2014-02-21 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CNN: Is it really safe? West Virginia's governor is asking federal authorities to do further study on the possible health effects caused by last month's chemical spill near Charleston. "It is critical this study is funded and that work begins immediately," wrote Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in a letter Tuesday to Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On January 9, the chemical -- 4-methylcyclohexane methanol, or MCHM -- was discovered leaking from a storage tank...

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In West Virginia, Polluted Water Squeezes Wallets And Patience

2014-02-16 23:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Nate May's Prius is loaded down with water. The back is filled with boxes, each holding three one-gallon jugs that he just bought at Walmart. He and other volunteers are driving around Charleston, W.V., dropping off the jugs to people who have contacted his ad hoc group, the West Virginia Clean Water Hub. It's paid for with donations. "There are a lot of people this has put in a difficult bind. Some of them can't get out, some of them are elderly, some of them it's just too much of a financial...

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West Virginia doctors advising some patients not drink tap water

2014-02-06 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: A county health official in West Virginia said doctors are advising some patients not to drink tap water weeks after it was deemed safe from a chemical contamination, though a federal health official on Wednesday said it could be used for any purpose. The January 9 spill at Freedom Industries in Charleston spurred a water-use ban for 300,000 people. After officials cleared thousands of people to use water again, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials advised pregnant women to consider...

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