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When the Water Isn't Safe: The Environmental and Economic Case for Clean Water Investment in West Virginia

When the Water Isn't Safe: The Environmental and Economic Case for Clean Water Investment in West Virginia

Access to clean, reliable water is not a luxury—it is the foundational public health and economic infrastructure upon which everything else depends. Yet across West Virginia, from the coalfields of the southern counties to the rural hollows of the eastern panhandle, communities continue to grapple with contamination threats, aging pipes, and inadequate water systems. Maloney's platform argues that confronting this crisis is simultaneously a matter of justice, health, and long-term economic compe

Closing the Distance: The Rural Healthcare Emergency Facing West Virginia and What Maloney Proposes to Do About It

Closing the Distance: The Rural Healthcare Emergency Facing West Virginia and What Maloney Proposes to Do About It

Across West Virginia's rural counties, families are driving hours to reach a hospital, skipping prescriptions they cannot afford, and losing mothers in childbirth at rates that shock the national conscience. An investigation into the state's deepening healthcare crisis reveals both the scale of the problem and the specific policy commitments Maloney has made to address it.