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Largest Coal Ash Disposal Pond to Close
August 12, 2012 | National Geographic News

FirstEnergy plans to close the Little Blue Run disposal facility. It is the largest coal ash disposal pond in the United States, located on the Pennsylvania – West Virginia border.

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