State settlement boosts monitoring at massive coal ash dump bordering two states

By Chris Hamby

One of the nation’s largest impoundments of the often-toxic byproducts of burning coal must stop accepting waste by 2016.

Excerpts from this story referencing "FirstEnergy":

"… 2016, under an agreement with Pennsylvania regulators.The pact focuses on FirstEnergy Corp.’s impoundment, known as Little Blue Run, in southwestern Pennsylva …"

"… ws into nearby streams and is a source for wells.As part of the agreement, FirstEnergy pledged to increase monitoring of groundwater and air surrounding the dump …"