The following is an except of a letter prepared by the Pennsylvania Campaign for Clean Water‘s Exceptional Value Workgroup (of which MWA is a member) regarding HB 1576, the Endangered Species Coordination Act. HB 1586 is likely to come up …
Thousands Call on Chevron to Apologize for Pizza Coupons
Pizza doesn’t mean never having to say you’re sorry. When one of its gas wells exploded in Dunkard Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, killing one worker, injuring another, and sparking a fire that burned for days, Chevron responded by issuing pizza …
Drilling in North Huntingdon Community Parks
Drilling OK’d in Braddock’s Trail and Oak Hollow Parks On Wednesday, February 19, by a vote of five to two, the North Huntingdon Township Board of Commissioners (Westmoreland County) voted to allow drilling under Braddock’s Trail and Oak Hollow parks. …
More News on Proposed Donegal/Saltlick Deep Mine
In considering the proposed deep mine, we thought it appropriate to reflect on recent issues caused by historic deep mines in our area. In 2013 we had a collapse in the Melcroft No. 1 mine along Route 711. This collapse …
Summer 2014 Internship Available
Want to work in the beautiful Laurel Highlands this summer? We are currently seeking a Summer Field Intern for May through August 2014. Duties include water sampling in the Indian Creek and Yough River watersheds, operations and maintenance of our …
MWA Receives Growing Greener Funds for Kalp System Rehabilitation
On January 22, 2014, MWA was awarded $305,819.00 in Growing Greener Funding for rehabilitation of one of our existing abandoned mine discharge systems. Prior to the construction of the Anna & Steve Gdosky Indian Creek Restoration Project (treating the Kalp discharge), 184 million gallons of …
Compressor Station Expansion in North Union, Fayette County
At the beginning of January a notice in the Pennsylvania Bulletin described a potential expansion of the Uniontown Compressor Station in North Union, Fayette County. This expansion would make the facility a major source of air pollution. Under Department of …
Timbering on Curry Mine Site Pollutes the Yough
We recently became aware of some significant erosion and sedimentation control problems on Amerikohl’s Curry Mine site in Dunbar Township, Fayette County (less than 1000′ from the high-quality portion of the Youghiogheny River and the Great Allegheny Passage). Longtime members …
Act 13 Victory
Yesterday, in a huge victory for community rights and the environment, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Act 13, the law which preempted the rights of community to use zoning to guide placement of oil and gas activities, unconstitutional, finding it …
2013 Highlights
The Mountain Watershed Association is now in its 19th year. Your support has helped to sustain our organization since its inception in 1994. For nearly two decades, we have made great strides toward the conservation, protection and restoration of the …