Posts by Ashley Funk
Over 50 participate in Grassroots Organizing Summit
From October 12-14th, Mountain Watershed Association hosted a Grassroots Organizing Summit for leaders working on issues related to shale gas and petrochemical development in our region. To make the Summit…
Read MoreOver 100 participate in Defend Our Water: Day of Action
On October 24th, over 100 people gathered at the headwaters of the Ohio River in Pittsburgh. There, Native leaders Degawenodas, Wolf Clan of Seneca Nation, and Ojibwe “water walker” Sharon…
Read MoreLocal Citizens Step Up To Help Protect Their Waterways
On Saturday, July 7th, Mountain Watershed Association worked with ALLARM (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) to host a Shale Gas Water Quality Monitoring workshop at the Blythedale Firehall in Elizabeth…
Read MoreAnother Attempt to Build a Gas-Fired Power Plant in Elizabeth Township
Invenergy, via their subsidiary Allegheny Energy Corporation (AEC), has initiated what appears to be their fourth attempt to construct a 550 megawatt gas-fired power plant in the residentially zoned neighborhoods of…
Read MoreChevron Appalachia Continues to Disrupt a Farmer’s Way of Life
As part of our outreach efforts, Mountain Watershed Association regularly connects with local residents who have been impacted by shale gas development. In Luzerne Township, Fayette County, Brent Broadwater at…
Read MoreSuccessful Birds & Blooms Walk Despite this Unseasonably Cold Spring
On Saturday, April 21st, nearly 50 individuals traveling from areas as far as Pittsburgh joined Mountain Watershed Association for our 2018 Birds & Blooms Walk in the Indian Creek Gorge.…
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