One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Excerpts from this story referencing "FirstEnergy":

"… are higher than permitted in drinking water around the massive dumpsite.FirstEnergy Corp., owner of the Bruce Mansfield plant and its coal ash pond, disputes …"

"… owledge the ash has affected groundwater on site. In fact, the DEP alerted FirstEnergy in a Feb. 16 letter that “elevated levels of Arsenic were detected” in …"

"… ater.“The key issue is the drinking water wells,” says Mark Durbin, of FirstEnergy, noting the company has never detected pollution in the 70 residential wel …"

"… fixing. Reed says he has abandoned his property after tests, conducted by FirstEnergy in October 2008, detected arsenic above the maximum level allowed in his w …"

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 …"