A study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that fish caught in freshwater streams and rivers contain an increased amount of toxins.
Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper
Jim Gallagher of Danville paddles his kayak across the calm surface of Lake Chillisquaque, White Hall, Pa., while heading back to shore following sundown Wednesday evening, Nov. 5, 2008. Gallagher heads to the lake about three times a week because he enjoys listening and watching the different types of water fowl. (AP Photo/Bloomsburg Press Enterprise, Jimmy May)
The owners of the Montour Power Plant signed a settlement agreement with a clean water organization last week which pledges to close a coal ash waste disposal site and donate a 165-acre lake, 640-acre nature preserve and $1.2 million to conservation efforts.