Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting a great group on incoming West Virginia University freshmen. These students were part of the WVU Adventure Orientation Program. Our mission together was to clean up some of the popular natural areas around …
5.5 million Americans live within a mile of an abandoned mine site
Approximately 5.5 million Americans live within a mile of an abandoned mine site in eight Appalachian states. Nationally, 8.5 million live within a mile of an AML site. Abandoned mine lands continue to impact our rivers and streams and pose a serious …
Parks are for the people, not for profit!
Summer has just begun and Pennsylvanians from across the state are heading outside to enjoy our state forests and our award-winning state parks. Unfortunately, our legislature is currently considering allowing private development on these important public lands. To learn more about House …
Successful Yough River Symposium
The 2016 Yough River Symposium was a success! The symposium was sponsored by Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited with co-sponsors MWA and the Fayette County Conservation District. There were twenty presentations with a broad range of topics. Those in attendance left knowing how they …
Elizabeth Township Denies Gas Plant Request!
In front of a packed house, the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board voted tonight 4-1 to deny Allegheny Energy Center, LLC’s request for use, noise, and height variances to construct a 550 MW natural gas-fired power plant in the township along …
Please Attend the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board Meeting on Gas Plant
Tomorrow night (June 14th) the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board will render a decision whether or not to grant a use variance for Allegheny Energy Center, the proposed gas power plant along the Yough. MWA and Protect ET are parties …
AmeriCorps Position Available
This position is offered through the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corporation and is a 300 hour temporary position ending August 12, 2016. Position will be housed at the Mountain Watershed Association Inc. office in Melcroft PA. Responsibilities: Assist with biological and …
TAKE ACTION: Ask Rep. Shuster to Support the RECLAIM Act
The RECLAIM Act would free up $1 billion over next five years from the federal Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Fund to address two pressing issues relating to the decline of the coal industry—the need to retrain and create new job …
Stony Run Protected, Placed on Existing Use List
We’re pleased to announce that Stony Run, a tributary of Indian Creek in Springfield Township, Fayette County, has been placed on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Existing Use list as an Exceptional Value stream, a designation reserved for the Commonwealth’s cleanest …
Water Matters: Dogs Need Clean Water Too!
Local recreation enthusiasts and dog lovers Jim and Louise Sprowls say that clean water is not only important to them but to their beloved dogs as well. Their three dogs, Charlie, Ruairi, and Tague, not only need the clean water to drink, …