This morning, an explosion occurred on theĀ Texas Eastern Transmission pipeline in Salem Township, Westmoreland County injuring one person and decimating a nearby home. The explosion occurred near the intersection of…
The air was tense last ThursdayĀ morning as oil and gas company representatives, along with those who have been harmed by their practices, filled up the Independent Regulatory Review Commissionā€™s (IRRC)…
Approximately 200 people attended the zoning hearing in Elizabeth Township on Wednesday regarding Invenergyā€™s proposed natural gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Yough River. This was the third…
Today, the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas granted our land use appeal and declared the special exception for the proposed Curry MineĀ to be void! At this point, Amerikohl has…
by Megan McDonough Megan McDonough is theĀ President of Protect ET, the citizen group that has formed to protect their community from the proposed Allegheny Energy Center gas-fired power plant. Ā We…
The Mountain Watershed Association, along with the Pennsylvania Chapter of theĀ Sierra Club, held the Mariner East Landowners Summit last Saturday, April 2nd, in Export, PA. Approximately 30 landowners and concerned…
We’re excited to announce we’ve received aĀ grant in the amount of $123,543 for construction ofĀ a new abandoned mine drainage (AMD) treatment system, Rondell-Correal (Rondell). This grant is one of four…
On Saturday, April 2nd, the Mountain Watershed Association along with the Sierra Club will be hosting the Mariner East Landowners Summit from 11-3 in Export, PA. The Mariner East pipeline…
A big thank you to the 150 people who attended the continuation of the zoning hearing regarding Invenergyā€™s request for variances to build a 550 MW gas-fired power plant along…
On March 9th, the first-ever transport of domestically-produced shale gas left the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex in New Jersey aboard the INEOS Intrepid, bound for Norway. And while most involved…