The Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) is happy to announce a new upcoming education project: the Water Guardians After School Youth Club. During the 2022-23 school year, this club will take place at Springfield Clifford N. Pritts Elementary in Normalville, and …
One of Mountain Watershed’s Association’s neighbors, Mountain Pines Campground, has recently become the center of attention in our local community. During a meeting hosted by MWA and local residents, nearly 100 people gathered both virtually and in the Saltlick Township …
The Youghiogheny River Watershed is known for its clean and cool tributaries, fishing, whitewater rafting, and coal mining. Our industrial minded history paired with our current love for the outdoors brings many to wonder. Why did we ruin so many …
Shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Western Pennsylvania has been consistent for over a decade. As the natural gas industry continues to expand, the industry is struggling to find ways to dispose of the waste they generate, like …
In just a few weeks – February 12 – the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) construction permits for Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline will expire. Mariner East is a pipeline spanning the state of Pennsylvania built for the purpose of exporting …
In the water, nurdles can be mistaken for a bubble. On land, they look like a rounded quartz pebble. But unlike quartz, they float and leach toxins into the water, and unlike bubbles, they end up in the guts of …
The Yough Defense Party is back! Join us in-person on the partio at the Falls City Pub on Thursday, November 18th starting at 2pm! Or join in on the fun with our Yough Defense Party Virtual Auction – an outstanding …
This Tuesday, October 5, the gas-fired power plant proposed for Elizabeth Township known as Invenergy’s “Allegheny Energy Center” received its air emissions permit from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD). Although this issuance might seem like a grim sign for …
Usually, we notice and act on environmental issues close to home. Be it discolored water in our backyard creek or a petition to cut use of single-use plastics, any local action requires resources — mailer stamps, printing costs, chemical analyses, …
Recently, from July 20th to the 23rd, MWA conducted freshwater mussel surveys with assistance from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC). DCNR staff members from Ohiopyle and Laurel Hill State Park were also able to participate in our study and were incredibly …
