We’re bringing the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival to Ohiopyle! Join us at the Ohiopyle Community Center, 15 Sherman Street, on August 8 from 7-10PM. This event will feature live music from The Joint Commission, great food and drinks …
Energy Consumption & Conservation: Wind Power
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. Having the ability to harness free and abundant sources of energy to create power is a luxury when it …
Energy Consumption & Conservation: Solar Power
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. We’ve all seen solar panels at some point, and have probably marveled at their ability to capture sunlight and …
MWA Supports Protect PT, Penn Township Residents
Mountain Watershed Association (MWA), home of the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper, is dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring the Indian Creek and greater Youghiogheny River watersheds. In 2010, we launched our Marcellus Citizens Stewardship Project which seeks to develop community leadership through …
Tell DEP: No fracking near schools!
Comments are due by May 19 on the revised Chapter 78 Proposed Oil and Gas Regulations. DEP has added schools to the public resources list, requiring additional considerations during the permitting process of oil & gas wells but the current …
DEP Issues Permits for Gas-Fired Power Plant Along Yough
On April 1, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”) issued approvals for Tenaska’s natural gas-fired power plant (the “Westmoreland Generating Station”) along the Youghiogheny River in South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County. As part of the DEP’s approval, this …
Energy Consumption & Conservation: Heating & Cooling
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. Home Heating Living in southwestern Pennsylvania, we are subject to large temperature swings from season to season. Extreme cold …
Do you live in a bomb train evacuation zone?
The dangers of transporting crude oil by rail are now well known following high profile and fiery derailments in Lynchburg, Virginia; Fayette County, West Virginia; and tragically, Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Trains carrying highly flammable Bakken crude travel daily from McKeesport upstream …
Energy Consumption & Conservation: Home Lighting
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. Home Lighting According to the 2009 EIA report, thirty-two percent of the total household energy usage by Pennsylvania residents …
Energy Consumption & Conservation: An Overview
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. Energy Consumption and Conservation: An Overview As an organization, MWA has been extremely vocal in our opposition to the …