Editor's note : This report was supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of a Gazette-Mail series on drinking water quality in West Virginia.

West Virginia has long lagged in measures to guard against toxic PFAS chemicals, making the state the epicenter for the industrial contaminants that stick in the human bloodstream and have been linked to cardiovascular and immune system harm, reduced birth weight and cancer.

Energy and Environment

'Should have been done a long, long time ago': Health risks, testing challenges loom as WV plays PFAS catchup

By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com

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Energy and Environment

WV has worst US health-based drinking water violation rate, and crisis is likely worse

By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com

9 min to read

Energy and Environment

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