Please consider making a contribution to MWA on October 3, the Westmoreland Day of Giving! Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, through this annual event the Foundation provides a partial match to donations made through the www.westmorelandgives.org website …
We’re Hiring!
Join our team! We are currently accepting resumes for a full-time Community Advocate. Applicants must possess a Juris Doctorate Degree with a certificate or experience in environmental law, be enthusiastic and motivated self-starters, and be outgoing and able to work …
Fossil Free Energy Fair
Rather than a “bridge fuel” that may help us transition to a renewable energy future, some scientists argue that deep shale natural gas, now accessible using high volume, slickwater, horizontal “fracking,” is actually a “bridge to nowhere.” After billions of …
Cause for Pause on Shale Gas– Join us on July 11
“Energy independence.” “Family-sustaining jobs.” “Transition to renewable energy.” – These have been the promises made to residents in shale states like Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Maryland, and West Virginia since the ‘fracking boom’ came to the northeastern United States several …
Successful Grassroots Summit
We just wrapped up our first Grassroots Summit, designed to bring together citizen and community leaders working on shale gas issues across the region. The summit was held this past weekend at the McKeever Environmental Learning Center in Sandy Lake, …