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Successful Yough River Symposium

By Devon Chalfant / June 27, 2016

The 2016 Yough River Symposium was a success!  The symposium was sponsored by Chestnut Ridge Trout Unlimited with co-sponsors MWA and the Fayette County Conservation District.  There were twenty presentations with a…

Elizabeth Township Denies Gas Plant Request!

By Krissy Kasserman / June 15, 2016

In front of a packed house, the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board voted tonight 4-1 to deny Allegheny Energy Center, LLC’s request for use, noise, and height variances to construct a…

Please Attend the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board Meeting on Gas Plant

By Stephanie Novak / June 13, 2016

Tomorrow night (June 14th) the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board will render a decision whether or not to grant a use variance for Allegheny Energy Center, the proposed gas power…

AmeriCorps Position Available

By Ryan Clover / June 10, 2016

This position is offered through the Pennsylvania Mountain Service Corporation and is a 300 hour temporary position ending August 12, 2016. Position will be housed at the Mountain Watershed Association…

TAKE ACTION: Ask Rep. Shuster to Support the RECLAIM Act

By Krissy Kasserman / May 23, 2016

The RECLAIM Act would free up $1 billion over next five years from the federal Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Fund to address two pressing issues relating to the decline of…

Stony Run Protected, Placed on Existing Use List

By Ryan Clover / May 17, 2016

We’re pleased to announce that Stony Run, a tributary of Indian Creek in Springfield Township, Fayette County, has been placed on the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Existing Use list as…

Water Matters: Dogs Need Clean Water Too!

By Jena Shaffer / May 11, 2016

Local recreation enthusiasts and dog lovers Jim and Louise Sprowls say that clean water is not only important to them but to their beloved dogs as well. Their three dogs, Charlie,…

Swimmable Waters Sampling has Begun!

By Devon Chalfant / May 6, 2016

As the school year nears its end and we start looking forward to warmer weather and time spent on the water, happy people are flocking to the Youghiogheny River watershed.…

Pipeline Explodes in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County

By Stephanie Novak / April 29, 2016

This morning, an explosion occurred on the Texas Eastern Transmission pipeline in Salem Township, Westmoreland County injuring one person and decimating a nearby home. The explosion occurred near the intersection of…

IRRC Approves Chapter 78 & 78a Oil and Gas Regulations

By Melissa Marshall / April 28, 2016

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)…