Evidence mounts suggesting health costs from WV lawmaker moves on data centers, water

This article reports on actions taken by the West Virginia House of Delegates that undermine the state's drinking water quality, including rejecting a $10 million fund for water infrastructure upgrades in southern coalfield counties, passing a bill limiting backflow prevention inspections, and loosening regulations on aboveground storage tanks near public water intakes. The article highlights West Virginia's poor track record on drinking water quality, with the highest percentage of public water systems with health-based violations in the country. It argues these legislative moves will further strain the state's aging water infrastructure and water quality for thousands of residents.