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Ten days after a chemical used to clean coal leaked into and contaminated the water supply in nine West Virginia counties, officials say the water is safe to drink again, but residents are still skeptical

Ten days after a chemical used to clean coal leaked into and contaminated the water supply in nine West Virginia counties, officials say the water is safe to drink again. Many residents, knowing that little is known about the effects of the chemical, are reluctant to resume using their water. Jeff Pegues reports

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Nine days after a chemical spill contaminated the water system for 300,000 West Virginia residents, the water company has given them the all-clear, saying the water is safe once again. Many, however, say they can still smell the chemical odor in the water

Nine days after a chemical spill contaminated the water system for 300,000 West Virginia residents, the water company has given them the all-clear, saying the water is safe once again. Many, however, say they can still smell the chemical odor in the water and don't believe what they're being told about it being safe. Jeff Pegues reports.

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The full episode of The CBS Evening News from January 18, 2014

Nine days after a chemical spill contaminated the water system for 300,000 West Virginia residents, the water company has given them the all-clear, saying the water is safe once again. Many, however, say they can still smell the chemical odor in the water; and, CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer covered Iraq for more than a decade during the U.S. occupation and reports that many Iraqis feel the despair of broken promises and the onslaught of another war.

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Freedom Industries, the company responsible for last week's chemical spill into the Elk River filed for bankruptcy today. Water restriction has been lifted for most impacted West Virginias, but, as Jeff Pegues reports, the ordeal isn't over yet.

Freedom Industries, the company responsible for last week's chemical spill into the Elk River filed for bankruptcy today. Water restriction has been lifted for most impacted West Virginias, but, as Jeff Pegues reports, the ordeal isn't over yet.

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