“I have been fighting this mine since before it was put in the ground and now I am falling into it,” noted one resident who lives in the footprint of LCT Energy’s Rustic Ridge Deep Mine in Saltlick and Donegal …
Mountain Watershed Association has received a donation of a twenty-one-acre stretch of undeveloped land along the Indian Creek Valley Trail to be incorporated into the hiking and biking path. The parcel was donated in honor of Willis B. Miller and …
On February 3, 2020 the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual meeting where residents can voice their concerns about a Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC) project that will extract 350,000 tons of coal from a South Huntington …
Springs are a natural source of fresh, cold, flowing water that have undoubtedly attracted humans to them for millennia. Entire communities have been formed around springs, and many homes built before the 20th century were purposely built near springs. Springs …
Mountain Watershed Association has started to track nurdle pollution in our waterways, establishing a baseline of testing this fall.
This year will be the 12th Annual Yough Defense Party. The party started with an idea by Ohiopyle’s own Scott Bortree. “Can we buy a keg to raise money for Mountain Watershed’s legal fees?” The Curry Mine, a strip …
MWA continues to offer support to the concerned community Over the past several months, residents have contacted MWA and relayed concerns about issues such as: odors, water loss from residential wells and springs, and structural damage at homes located in …
On Tuesday, November 10 at 7pm EST, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a virtual hearing on their proposed Corrective Action Permit for MAX Environmental Technologies in Yukon, PA. MAX Environmental in Yukon is the only RCRA …
Since going solar, MWA has recorded our energy savings and earnings in order to present an update on our experience with this renewable source of energy.
We are excited to welcome three new staff members to Mountain Watershed Association this Fall! We have welcomed a new Americorps member through the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corps AmeriCorps program. We have also brought on two Community Organizers to take …
