W. Va. declares water safe for some, residents still skeptical
353 views · Published 14 January 2014 · 1:52 · Indexed 29 October 2026
Channel: CBS Evening News · 2014 · News & Politics
Authorities in W. Va. have declared water safe to drink for some of the 300,000 residents with tainted tap water, but not all. The crisis was by a chemical spill at a storage facility that had not been inspected in more than 20 years. Chip Reid spoke with one resident who can still smell chemicals in his tap water.
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