3 in 4 in WV Want Stronger Water & Air Protections

[Champion Jack]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Three quarters of West Virginians said the state has not done enough to protect air and water, according to a poll taken after the Freedom chemical spill. The poll was commissioned by the Sierra Club and conducted by nonpartisan Hart Research Associates. Jay Campbell, senior vice president, Hart Research Associates, said they found the demand for stronger environmental protections running deep and wide across the state after the Elk River was contaminated. "The spill was a signal that things really have to change. This agreement crossed all income levels, all education levels, all age levels. And what this really underscores is this was a pretty big shock to the system," Campbell said. .....

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It's time to really clean house on the politicians in this state

[Historic NY]

1. Good luck getting that from politicians so interwoven...

with the big money polluters. They need to look around the countryside and weigh the importance of the environment they live in with the job promises of the polluters.

[Champion Jack]

2. Correct, time to get rid of them

[A Little Weird]

3. Large spill

It's a shame it took a spill of this magnitude to get this many people to care about pollution.