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Zoning Hearing Board Issues Decision on Mountain Pines Campground Expansion

By Madison Hinkle | January 20, 2023 | 0

Diamond Properties, LLC, owner of the Mountain Pines Campground in Saltlick Township, is seeking to expand its campground operations onto the neighboring property that currently houses the former Clifford N.…

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Take Action Today: PA Senate sells out Municipal Water with SB597

By Stacey Magda | August 31, 2022 | 0

Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 597, the “Water Quality Accountability Act’. If signed into law, it would raise the cost of operations for public water authorities by implementing burdensome…

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Mountain Pines Zoning Meeting Review and Further Call to Action

By Morgan Moran | July 5, 2022 | 0

On May 11th, 2022, the Fayette Zoning Hearing Board held a public hearing to determine if Mountain Pines should be granted a special expectation to expand their campground onto the…

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MWA Tests Nurdle Patrol Against Spill

By James Cato | June 10, 2022 | 0

MWA responded to buffer cars filled with nurdles careening into the water and crumpling on the riverbanks.

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Community Concerned Over Proposed Mountain Pines Expansion

By Morgan Moran | April 7, 2022 | 0

One of Mountain Watershed’s Association’s neighbors, Mountain Pines Campground, has recently become the center of attention in our local community. During a meeting hosted by MWA and local residents, nearly…

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Area Landfills Accept Toxic Shale Gas Waste

By Hannah Spencer | February 15, 2022 | 0

Shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in Western Pennsylvania has been consistent for over a decade. As the natural gas industry continues to expand, the industry is struggling to…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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