The hollow in West Virginia where Daniel J. Estep lives is the heart of coal country and has been hit hard as a result. Many around these parts have cancer, kidney disease or other ailments that residents attribute to the well water that they all once drank. For years the coal company dumped a cocktail of chemical solid and liquid waste in coal sludge impoundments that surround this small hollow. After people’s wells were contaminated as a result, West Virginia American Water brought in a municipal line to the area in 2011 to provide clean, safe, water. Now, after the Elk River chemical sp
The hollow in West Virginia where Daniel J. Estep lives is the heart of coal country and has been hit hard as a result. Many around these parts have cancer, kidney disease or other ailments that residents attribute to the well water that they all once drank. For years the coal company dumped a cocktail of chemical solid and liquid waste in coal sludge impoundments that surround this small hollow. After people’s wells were contaminated as a result, West Virginia American Water brought in a municipal line to the area in 2011 to provide clean, safe, water. Now, after the Elk River chemical spill on Jan 9, it has contaminated that source of water as well and many here don’t know if they will ever drink it again.
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