From Crisis to Action: Protecting Appalachia’s Water - Featuring WV Rivers Coalition

In this episode of Appalachian Livin’, we sit down with Dr. Than Hitt and Mariah Clay from West Virginia Rivers. Dr. Hitt helps put the region’s ongoing water crisis into context from a scientific perspective, breaking down the causes, challenges, and urgency behind the issue. Mariah Clay shares how pollution is affecting Appalachian communities on a daily basis, and what steps are being taken right now. This is a conversation about resilience, action, and protecting the lifeblood of our mountains—our water.