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WVPB News Caitlin Tan,

Fayette County Flood Stirs Up Long Held Concerns On Cancer-Causing Oil Site

This story was updated on June 16, 2020, at 4:50 p.m. to include a statement from the Environmental Protection Agency.The rain poured down for hours on…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

EPA Proposes Listing Minden on Superfund National Priorities List

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to add areas near the Fayette County town of Minden to its list of the most serious hazardous waste sites…

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WVPB News Roxy Todd,

How Toxic is My Town? Fayette County Teens Conduct Year-Long Science Project

Three high school students in Fayette County have devoted the past year to researching Minden’s possible soil contamination and the history of the…

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson,

EPA to Hold Public Listening Session in Minden

The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public listening session next week in the town of Minden, which is seeking federal help due to hazardous…

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Community Says PCBs are Causing Cancer 'Clusters' in Minden

UPDATE 6/1/18: After this story was published, resident Annetta Coffman sent West Virginia Public Broadcasting a list including an additional 89 names of…

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