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DEP renews controversial Rustic Ridge mine permits

March 3, 2025
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Despite strong opposition from residents and elected officials, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has renewed permits for the Rustic Ridge…

2024 Year in Review

February 24, 2025
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Our 2024 Year in Review is hitting mailboxes across the country! Our supporters come from as far east as New Jersey and…

Rockwood’s New Quarry: What You Should Know

February 20, 2025

At the end of January 2025, the Daily American posted a blasting notice for the town of Rockwood, PA. Some community members…

ACTION ALERT: Keep Maryland Frack Free!

February 8, 2025
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The Youghiogheny watershed is in trouble. A new bill, just introduced in Maryland, could repeal the state’s ban on hydraulic fracturing. SB0878…

Title V and Tenaska: Community Meeting AnnouncementĀ 

February 5, 2025
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The Tenaska Generating Station is located in South Huntingdon Township, just behind the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. This 940-megawatt combined cycle power plant…