Posts by Krissy Kasserman
URGENT: Make a call for clean water TODAY!
Can you make a call for Pennsylvania’s highest quality streams today? The Senate is poised to vote on House Bill 1565 which will eliminate the current buffers rule in Pennsylvania’s…
Read MoreSwimmable Waters Project A Success
Our 2014 Swimmable Waters project has come to a close. Many, many thanks to The Pittsburgh Foundation for generously providing the funding for this important initiative. Throughout the course of the…
Read MoreOSM Actions on Curry Mine Affirmed
On September 8, Administrative Law Judge Harvey Sweitzer with the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a decision on Amerikohl’s request for review of the Office of Surface Mining’s cessation…
Read MoreSwimmable Waters Update
Our August round of E. coli sampling at popular swimming holes around the watershed is complete. We’re happy to say that the vast majority of sites we’re sampling are safe…
Read MoreGas-fired power plant proposed along the Yough River
Sign the Petition & Comment on Air Quality Permit Application Tenaska is seeking to construct a gas-fired power plant in Westmoreland County that will discharge toxins directly into the Youghiogheny…
Read MoreDEP Finally Issues Orders on Curry Pollution
For over a year we’ve been filing complaints about extensive erosion and sedimentation issues emanating from the Curry Mine site in Dunbar Township, Fayette County (see here and here for older coverage). We’re happy…
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