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Swimmable Waters Materials Available

By Krissy Kasserman / June 17, 2014

The first and second rounds of sampling for our Swimmable Waters project are in the book!  We’re pleased to report that water quality in the Yough watershed as a whole…

Swimmable Waters Project

By Krissy Kasserman / May 28, 2014

We have received funds from The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Health and The Environmental Giving Circle to conduct water sampling at popular swimming locations during Summer 2014.  We’re calling this our Swimmable Waters project, and we’ll…

MWA Files Petition to Intervene in Sunoco’s Mariner East Pipeline Permitting

By Nick Kennedy / May 14, 2014

Sunoco Logistics, L.P. (Sunoco) filed petitions in late March 2014 to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) for exemptions from the zoning ordinances of the municipalities to be impacted by…

Community Meeting on Proposed Donegal/Saltlick Deep Mine Scheduled

By Ryan Clover / May 5, 2014

 WHAT: Community Meeting on Proposed Donegal/Saltlick Deep Mine  WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM  WHERE: Highlands Hall, Route 381 & 711 On Wednesday, May 21, 2014 the Mountain Watershed Association…

Join us for our Annual Wildflower Walk!

By Ryan Clover / April 29, 2014

When: Sat, May 10, 9am – 12pm Where: Indian Creek Gorge, Springfield, PA, United States (map) We have scheduled our annual Wildflower Walk in the Indian Creek Gorge. This free…

Give to MWA on May 6 and we’ll receive a partial match!

By Ryan Clover / April 27, 2014

Please consider making a contribution to MWA on May 6, the Westmoreland Day of Giving!  Sponsored by the Community Foundation of Westmoreland County, through this annual event the Foundation provides…

Deep Mine Permit Submitted in Gateway to Laurel Highlands

By Ryan Clover / April 25, 2014

The LCT Limited Liability Corp submitted a full application for the Rustic Ridge mine to the Department of Environmental Protection on April 7.  For more information on this proposal see…

OSM Issues Cessation Order to Amerikohl, Amerikohl Appeals

By Ryan Clover / April 25, 2014

As a result of a follow-up inspection conducted on the Curry Mine site (see our write-up about the first inspection here), OSM has issued a cessation order to Amerikohl requiring…

Join us for our Annual Banquet & Silent Auction!

By Ryan Clover / April 10, 2014

Happy Birthday to MWA! The Board of Directors of the Mountain Watershed Association invites you to help celebrate our 20th anniversary by joining us for our 9th Annual Clean Water…

Delmont Informational Meeting Scheduled for April 1

By Ryan Clover / March 28, 2014

On April 1, 2014, MWA is holding a community meeting in Delmont, PA regarding Marcellus activities in the area.  The meeting will be from 6:45 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and…