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Posts by Krissy Kasserman

Maryland Will Ban Fracking!

By Krissy Kasserman | March 28, 2017 | 0

Last evening the Maryland Senate passed HB 1325, a bill that would ban fracking statewide, by a vote of 35 to 10. Passage of this bill comes after an incredibly powerful grassroots…

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Siding Dumped Illegally Along Yough near Draketown

By Krissy Kasserman | March 3, 2017 | 0

While the good folks from the Turkeyfoot Fish and Game Association did the heavy lifting, we recently provided a dumpster for the clean up of a house-load of siding dumped along…

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Environmental Groups Appeal Permits for Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline

By Krissy Kasserman | February 14, 2017 | 0

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.…

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Rustic Ridge #1 Deep Mine: Our Position

By Krissy Kasserman | February 14, 2017 | 1

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…

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Gutting Stream Protection Rule Puts Communities & Water At Risk

By Krissy Kasserman | January 31, 2017 | 0

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…

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Allegheny Energy Center Suggests New Location for Gas Plant

By Krissy Kasserman | January 2, 2017 | 0

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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