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Posts by Melissa Marshall

DEP Issues Permit for Rustic Ridge Deep Mine Days Before Christmas

By Melissa Marshall | December 23, 2016 | 8

On December 23, 2016, two days before Christmas, The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued a permit for LCT Energy LLC’s Rustic Ridge deep mine in the Indian Creek watershed.…

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IRRC Approves Chapter 78 & 78a Oil and Gas Regulations

By Melissa Marshall | April 28, 2016 | 0

The air was tense last Thursday morning as oil and gas company representatives, along with those who have been harmed by their practices, filled up the Independent Regulatory Review Commission’s (IRRC)…

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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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