"2014 Elk River chemical spill" — Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, in red, meets with U.S. Air Force Col. Jerome Gouhin, left, the commander of the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, at a Federal Emergency Management Agency staging area in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 11, 2014. *The West Virginia National Guard was activated to distribute drinking water and assist residents affected by a chemical spill on the Elk River near Charleston.