Curt Havens, Sharon Fineman, Debbie Havens (left to right) stand with photos documenting damage to their Chester, WV neighborhood from the Little Blue Run coal ash impoundment.
WASHINGTON, DC — “Coal ash is the hazardous waste full of toxic metals that remains after coal is burned. The Little Blue Run coal ash impoundment, built in 1975, is the largest unlined coal ash pond in the United States, spanning two states and bordering a third. On the West Virginia side of the impoundment, the grounds of homes are inundated with coal ash-contaminated water. Coal ash is the second largest industrial waste stream in America and is essentially unregulated.”
— Earthjustice
