Posts by Ashley Funk
Amerikohl’s Revtai GFCC coal mine would leave community without standard state protections
On Wednesday, December 12th, over 35 people packed the room in the Saltlick Township Municipal Building for the public hearing on Amerikohl’s proposed Revtai Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC). The…
Read MoreAmerikohl Proposes New Surface Mine in Fayette County
As part of the Revtai Government Financed Construction Project, Amerikohl is proposing a new strip mine in Fayette County near Melcroft PA. The project is taking place in an area…
Read MoreOver 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…
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