Posts by Krissy Kasserman
Maryland Will Ban Fracking!
Last eveningĀ the Maryland Senate passed HB 1325, a bill that would ban fracking statewide, by a vote of 35Ā to 10. Passage of this bill comes after an incredibly powerful grassroots…
Read MoreSiding Dumped Illegally Along Yough near Draketown
While the good folks from the Turkeyfoot Fish and Game Association did the heavy lifting, we recently provided a dumpster for theĀ clean up of a house-load of siding dumped along…
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Appeal Permits for Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline
On Monday, February 13, 2017, environmental advocacy groups Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association immediately appealed the issuance of twenty permits necessary for Sunoco Pipeline L.P.…
Read MoreRustic Ridge #1 Deep Mine: Our Position
We apologize in advance for this lengthy post but hope you’ll stick with us until the end. LCT Energy LP has proposed an underground mine in the Donegal and Saltlick…
Read MoreGutting Stream Protection Rule Puts Communities & Water At Risk
Congress is attempting to gut a commonsense protection for communities devastated by pollution from coal mining. And they are using an obscure provision – the Congressional Review Act – to…
Read MoreAllegheny Energy Center Suggests New Location for Gas Plant
Invenergy’s subsidary Allegheny Energy Center is planning to build a 550 mega-watt gas-fired power plant in Elizabeth Township. Currently, the plant is proposed to be constructed along the Yough near…
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