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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 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 MoreRemembering Black History in Appalachia
Picture a coal miner. Who do you see? Probably a man, face coated with coal dust, peering out from under a headlamp. Under the coal dust, you’d likely imagine his…
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 MoreProtect Your Water and Property Rights
Make Sure Your Information Is Listed Correctly If you live above or near the proposed Rustic Ridge II Mine or the proposed mining expansion, it is important to preserve your…
Read More#DEPdobetter campaign travels to Harrisburg!
On June 5, several staff members of the Mountain Watershed Association, a group of concerned Laurel Highlands citizens and one fellow from the Center for Coalfield Justice took to the…
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