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DEP rejects petition to protect the Laurel Highlands; MWA appeals
On Friday, March 22, 2024, Mountain Watershed Association filed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Environmental Protection’s rejection of the non-profit’s “Unsuitable for Mining” Petition, which could protect 11,000 acres…
Read MoreNew signs along Sewickley Creek send a warning
Mountain Watershed Association and Yukon community members installed two informational warning signs on the banks of Sewickley Creek, near the permitted discharge point of MAX Environmental Technologies Landfill #6 on…
Read MoreBoots on the Ground: Community Outreach in the Rustic Ridge Expansion Area
Over the last several months, Mountain Watershed Association’s advocacy team has traveled door-to-door (through wind, rain, sun, and snow!) to properties within the 1700-acre proposed expansion and buffer area of…
Read MoreA Look into the Swallow Falls Bridge Replacement Project
The Garrett County Engineering Department is working to construct a new bridge in Swallow Falls State Park, more specifically, in the Youghiogheny Scenic and Wild River Corridor. Swallow Falls Road, which…
Read MoreMWA files “Unsuitable for Mining” Petition to protect the Laurel Highlands
MWA filed a petition with the DEP to request that they designate an area of the Laurel Highlands as “unsuitable for surface mining operations.”
Read MoreMountain Pines oral argument & next steps
On December 11, MWA and Diamond Properties LLC (owner of Mountain Pines Campground in Melcroft) held oral arguments in front of the Judge in the Court of Common Pleas of…
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