About this episode
This episode features an interview with clean water activist John Hancock discussing the PFAS crisis in West Plains and community efforts for clean water.
On this week’s episode, RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge interviewed John Hancock, a clean water activist from the West Plains. John has made efforts to educate and bring clean water to his neighbors whose water wells are contaminated by PFAS. The two of them talked about the PFAS crisis in the West Plains and how it affects people, the advocacy and organizing around finding solutions, and John’s involvement in this activism work. A group that organizes around this issue is the West Plains Water Coalition . Read RANGE's coverage on the West Plains PFAS below: 'We admit it' (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media) Health emergency declaration discussed for West Plains PFAS crisis (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media) WA state: Spokane city and county now liable in PFAS crisis, too (Aaron Hedge, RANGE Media) Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !
People in this episode
Host: Aaron Hedge
Guest: John Hancock
Topics covered
- clean water
- PFAS crisis
- activism
- community organizing
- environmental issues
Keywords
- PFAS
- clean water
- West Plains
- activism
- water contamination
- environmental advocacy
- community health
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: West Plains Water Coalition, RANGE Media
Places: West Plains, WA, Spokane
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