As hundreds of thousands of West Virginians enter their seventh day without usable water, the state's congressional delegation is calling for action, but generally not abandoning the pro-industry tone that often dominates Mountain State politics.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he would move to reintroduce a stalled bill that would reform the way the nation regulates hazardous chemicals, such as the 4-methylcyclohexanemethanol that leaked into the Elk River last week.

Reps. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., both said they would call on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to hold a full hearing in Charleston to discuss the leak. Rahall, the ranking Democrat on the committee, said he had spoken with committee Chairman Bill Shuster, R-Pa., and he thought the Charleston hearing was "very likely" to happen.

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