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Posts by James Cato

Residents Turn Out to Stop MAX Expansion

By James Cato | December 12, 2022 | 0

MAX Environmental, the hazardous waste landfill overlooking Yukon PA, wants to get bigger. To extend profits, it needs to expand as its existing landfills reach capacity. So the company has…

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Free Dinner and “Gather” Screening Dec. 4!

By James Cato | November 28, 2022 | 0

On December 4, 2022, at 5:00pm, Mountain Watershed Association will be hosting a free screening for the documentary “Gather” at Sanaview Farms in Champion, PA. “Gather” is a film about…

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MAX Landfill Expansion Comes with Flood Risk

By James Cato | November 9, 2022 | 0

MAX Environmental, the sole RCRA Class C Hazardous Waste Facility in the state of Pennsylvania, is filling up. To extend their profits, MAX Environmental is applying for the permits for…

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MWA Tests Nurdle Patrol Against Spill

By James Cato | June 10, 2022 | 0

MWA responded to buffer cars filled with nurdles careening into the water and crumpling on the riverbanks.

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The Ramifications of Renewing Mariner East’s Permits

By James Cato | January 13, 2022 | 0

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…

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MWA’s Nurdle Patrols, 1-Year Later

By James Cato | November 22, 2021 | 0

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,…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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