2025 tested our commitments and our stamina. Our communities faced a barrage of emerging threats: lead contamination in Blue Hole Creek, federal funding cuts that stripped many of their basic…
By Kurt Limbach, Mountain Watershed Association Board member and Bolivar, PA resident The proposed power plant at the site of the old Homer City coal electric plant will be three…
On January 20, MWA held a community meeting regarding a plan to build an unconventional gas well pad off of Jim Mountain Road in Mill Run, PA. About two dozen…
Air dispersion modeling conducted by the Environmental Health Project showing the average distribution of emissions from the facility.
On December 1, 2025 the Erosion and Sedimentation (E&S) permit for the Shannon Compton well pad on Kooser Road, Springfield Township, Fayette County was approved by the Pennsylvania Department of…
On November 18, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection approved the air quality plan for the proposed 3200-acre Homer City Energy Campus, which, if constructed, would become the largest fracked…
In the winter, most people end up staying inside a bit longer than usual, curling up on the couch with a good book or movie, and layering up when they…
Mountain Watershed Association has received grant funding to support Fayette County’s rural mountain communities. The funding will be used to support local food banks, establish a drinking water aid program,…
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…
When I want to be deep in nature and far away from other people, I like to go for a long run in the Indian Creek gorge. Today I’m feeling…