Minden, West Virginia
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Minden is a
The community was named after Minden, Germany, the native town of a local coal-mining official.[4] The Arbuckle creek runs through Minden.
History
In 1984, the
United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration nevertheless did not monitor employee exposure to PCB.[6] A local doctor said that already in the 1980s he had told EPA agents that he believed PCB exposure was causing a higher number of cancer.[6]
In 2015, the community was annexed into the city of
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The Public Service District had been discharging sewage into Arbuckle Creek, investigated for loss and misappropriation of funds, and defaulted on bonds to the United States Department of Agriculture.[7]
In June 2017, the EPA started sampling soil because of a higher than expected frequency of cancers. More than 30 percent of residents have been diagnosed with a form of cancer (80% per Men's Health, Jan/Feb 2020),[8] and 100 people who have lived or live in Minden have reported that one or more family members have been cancer patients. Some have multiple myeloma, a very aggressive blood cancer.[5][9]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 419.
- ^ a b Jessica Farrish EPA sampling properties adjacent to Arbuckle Creek The Register-Herald, June 18, 2017, retrieved 22 December 2017
- ^ a b Jessica Farrish Doctor plans Minden door-to-door survey of cancer diagnoses. The Register-Herald, June 22, 2017
- ^ Cheryl Keenan Supreme Court ruling on Minden annexation The Register-Herald, 19 November 2016] retrieved 22 December 2017
- ^ Shilton, A. C. (January 30, 2020). "The West Virginia Town Where Everyone's Dying and the Land Is Toxic". Men's Health. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ Baptiste, Nathalie (January 8, 2018). "This Town Is So Toxic, They Want It Wiped off the Map". Mother Jones. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
External links
- Centennial Celebration of Minden, West Virginia • 1905-2005
- Pictures of Minden, West Virginia
- Southern West Virginia Coalfields, New River Field
- [https://www.impossibletown.com Documentary about situation in Minden, West Virginia}
