On October 20th, MWA assisted Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Fish and Boat Commission in live staking. Live staking is used to increase fish habitat, slope strength, and plant cover. The…
MAX Environmental, the hazardous waste landfill overlooking Yukon PA, wants to get bigger. To extend profits, it needs to expand as its existing landfills reach capacity. So the company has…
On December 4, 2022, at 5:00pm, Mountain Watershed Association will be hosting a free screening for the documentary “Gather” at Sanaview Farms in Champion, PA. “Gather” is a film about…
MAX Environmental, the sole RCRA Class C Hazardous Waste Facility in the state of Pennsylvania, is filling up. To extend their profits, MAX Environmental is applying for the permits for…
Mike and Mary Jo Picklo bought their dream retirement home in the AppalachianMountains in 2003. Nestled remotely in the Laurel Highlands, their 5 acres overlooked rollinghills of farmland and was…
Peg Mansberry can trace her roots in this area back for over 12 generations. She beganher life on grandparents farm, now the Jordan Farm, in Normalville and has spent all…
Jesse Wilson is a recreation-loving bike tour manager at Ohiopyle’s WildernessVoyageurs. When he isn’t in his office doing all of the logistical backside work to plan otherpeople’s adventures, he is…
LCT Energy, LP is a metallurgical coal producer headquartered in Johnstown, PA. Many Fayette and Westmoreland County residents are already familiar with the company, as it operates the Rustic Ridge…
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…
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law. The bill’s purposes are to reduce healthcare costs, reduce emissions associated with energy development, and raise…
A whole year after MWA learned about lead pollution in Blue Hole Creek in Forbes State Forest, this once-pristine stream remains contaminated…
Recently, many Indian Creek Valley Water Authority (ICVWA) customers opened their mail and found a “Rate Impact Notice” about possible future rate…
MWA has filed an appeal challenging a decision to cut millions of dollars in financial protections for damage from underground coal mining…
It’s my favorite time of year! EGG SEASON. No, not just Easter egg hunts. But the time of year where some birds…
I’ve been seeing a ton of social media posts about vernal pools, but, what are they? What is a vernal pool? It’s…