By JESSICA FARRISH
The Register-Herald
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin is urging officials from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to provide resources to Minden, a Fayette County town that is contaminated by the industrial chemical PCBs.
In response to Minden residents’ reports of higher cancer rates, Manchin also urged HHS Secretary Alex Azar to conduct more research into the link between PCBs and cancer and has urged EPA Regional Administrator Cosmo Servidio to visit Minden.
“Since 1984, Minden has been designated as a Superfund site by the EPA because it was contaminated with PCBs by an industrial facility,” Manchin said Monday. “While the EPA continues to take action to assist the residents of Minden, I am gravely concerned about the reports stating that cancer rates are significantly higher in Minden than the rest of Fayette County.
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