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Posts by Stacey Magda

Mountain Pines zoning appeal denied (again)

By Stacey Magda | November 4, 2025 | 0

At long last, we have an update on the pending Mountain Mines Appeal regarding Diamond Properties, LLC vs. Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board and Mountain Watershed Association.  If you need…

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Public Meetings on the Sale of ICVWA to Pennsylvania American Water

By Stacey Magda | March 18, 2025 | 0

Meetings are happening to talk about selling the Indian Creek Valley Water Authority (ICVWA) to Pennsylvania American Water Company (PAWC). This sale could affect our community for a long time.…

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Boots on the Ground: Community Outreach in the Rustic Ridge Expansion Area

By Stacey Magda | March 19, 2024 | 0

Over the last several months, Mountain Watershed Association’s advocacy team has traveled door-to-door (through wind, rain, sun, and snow!) to properties within the 1700-acre proposed expansion and buffer area of…

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Take Action Today: PA Senate sells out Municipal Water with SB597

By Stacey Magda | August 31, 2022 | 0

Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 597, the “Water Quality Accountability Act’. If signed into law, it would raise the cost of operations for public water authorities by implementing burdensome…

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A step-by-step guide to logging in and bidding for the Yough Defense Party Virtual Auction

By Stacey Magda | November 5, 2021 | 0

The Yough Defense Party is back! Join us in-person on the partio at the Falls City Pub on Thursday, November 18th starting at 2pm! Or join in on the fun…

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Subsidence is Damaging Properties in Footprint of Rustic Ridge Deep Mine

By Stacey Magda | January 30, 2021 | 0

“I have been fighting this mine since before it was put in the ground and now I am falling into it,” noted one resident who lives in the footprint of…

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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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