In August, the Randell E. Nicholson Irrevocable Trust signed a trail easement agreement with Mountain Watershed Association (MWA). The easement allows the non-profit to build a 1.1- mile section of…
Last week on Sept 26, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hosted a Public Meeting regarding the Proposed Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Realignment Project The meeting was packed with environmental groups, local and…
MWA is joining a citizen-led group to push back on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s plans to demolish the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel and cut a new roadway through the top of…
Didymo (colloquially called “rock snot”) is an aquatic diatom native to cool-water regions of northern Europe and North America. It can grow into thick, brown mats that cover rocks and…
In October 2021, LCT Energy, LP (LCT) filed a permit modification to expand its underground mining operations in Fayette and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania. If approved, this expansion would add approximately…
Update! The Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board has approved the conditions listed below! On August 21, the Fayette County Zoning Hearing Board approved modifications of conditions placed on the approval…
It’s hard to believe we’re over halfway through 2024! So much has already happened, and we have more plans to come! Attached to this post is our annual Summer Newsletter,…
On August 28 at 6:00 pm at Saint Raymond of the Mountains Church in Donegal, members of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) California District Mining Office will hear…
MWA and Purple Lizard Maps has collaborated on a new map of the Deep Creek Lake and Western Maryland area! This map will offer insight on the headwaters area of…
The Direct Support Fund is a grants program hosted by MWA that focuses on providing resources to grassroots groups and advocates working toward social change on shale gas, coal, petrochemical…
We’d like to officially introduce our first official Youghiogheny River Patrol Boat! Longtime MWA member (and volunteer Board of Directors member) Ken…
Recently, our team had the opportunity to review the most recent proposed 6-month mine maps associated with the Rustic Ridge 1 and…
On May 12, MWA stood in solidarity with Concerned Residents of Western Pennsylvania (CROW) and community members from Indiana County at a…
Every summer we host guided walks on the Indian Creek Valley Trail on Tuesday evenings. The long-awaited Trail Tuesday schedule for this…
Since 2014, the Direct Support Fund (DSF) has provided small grants to grassroots groups working toward environmental justice in Appalachia and the…