Ashton Marra

West Virginia Public Radio

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Statehouse reporter for West Virginia Public Radio

Ashton Marra on KCRW

In the aftermath of a chemical spill, some 300,000 West Virginians were told not to drink tap water, take showers or even wash their clothes. That was five days ago.

West Virginia Lifts Tap Water Ban

In the aftermath of a chemical spill, some 300,000 West Virginians were told not to drink tap water, take showers or even wash their clothes. That was five days ago.

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