News

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Connecting the East Palestine Derailment to the Yough Watershed

April 3, 2023
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In the months following the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that occurred on February 3rd, 2023, Mountain Watershed Association (MWA)…

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Spotted Lanternfly Arrives in the Laurel Highlands

March 23, 2023
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As temperatures rise and spring emerges here in the Youghiogheny River watershed, a new threat to our environment has emerged. The pesky…

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Recruiting Volunteers for Weekly Water Monitoring

March 20, 2023
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Mountain Watershed Association will be holding a Volunteer Training Day for water quality sampling on April 12th at 2pm at MWA’s office…

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Finding Hope in Rostraver’s Wellpad Denial

March 7, 2023
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After 10 months of hearings, presentations, and appeals from the public, the Rostraver Zoning Hearing Board denied Olympus Energy’s application for a…

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Nearly 200 Acres Along Rasler Run To Be Protected

March 6, 2023
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MWA is proud to announce that we are now the sole owners of 186.17 acres of property in the Indian Creek Valley…

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