Posts by Melissa Marshall
Following MWA Legal Victory, DEP Accepts First Unsuitable-for-Mining Petition for Review in 30 Years
MELCROFT, Pa. — On August 6, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) formally accepted Mountain Watershed Association’s petition for technical review under Pennsylvania’s Unsuitable for Mining program—the first…
Read MoreCourt Says DEP Wrongly Rejected Petition to Protect 11,000 Acres From Mining
On July 7, 2026, the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board unanimously ruled in favor of Mountain Watershed Association (MWA), finding that state regulators were wrong to reject MWA’s request to study…
Read MoreYour Water Bill Could Go Up — Here’s What That Letter Really Means
Recently, many Indian Creek Valley Water Authority (ICVWA) customers opened their mail and found a “Rate Impact Notice” about possible future rate increases. Because it mentioned potential bill increases of…
Read MoreMWA Files Appeal After $2.8M Cut to Mine-Damage Protections
MWA has filed an appeal challenging a decision to cut millions of dollars in financial protections for damage from underground coal mining near the Pennsylvania Turnpike. On March 6, 2026,…
Read MoreMWA protects streams while coal mine appeal moves forward
Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) and LCT Energy, LP (LCT) have reached a “Joint Stipulation as Alternative to Supersedeas” in MWA’s ongoing appeal of the Rustic Ridge #1 mine expansion. This…
Read MoreDEP rejects petition to protect the Laurel Highlands; MWA appeals
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Mountain Watershed Association filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Environmental Protection’s rejection of the non-profit’s “Unsuitable for Mining” Petition, which could protect 11,000 acres…
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