Coal
Passive Treatment—Active Maintenance: When Mine Drainage Treatment Systems Need Fixed
If you saw this along the Indian Creek Valley Trail during the first couple months of 2020, you may have thought something was awry. You would have been correct. That…
Read MoreUnrestricted Mining Activities Putting Residents’ Rights and Health at Risk
While COVID-19 grips public health and the economy, coal mining operations in Pennsylvania are proceeding at full speed. On the eve of Governor Wolf’s address closing “non-essential” business, coal mining…
Read More2019 Summer Newsletter
The 2019 Summer edition of MWA Territory Newsletter has been released. Stories of the Gorge Celebration, a list of upcoming events, as well as staff updates can all be found…
Read More2018: A Year In Review
Dear Friend of the Watershed, THANK YOU for your generous support throughout the past year. Our success is only possible because of your interest and commitment to our streams, rivers, and…
Read MoreAmerikohl’s Revtai GFCC coal mine would leave community without standard state protections
On Wednesday, December 12th, over 35 people packed the room in the Saltlick Township Municipal Building for the public hearing on Amerikohl’s proposed Revtai Government Financed Construction Contract (GFCC). The…
Read MoreUnwavering Support for the Yough
The 10th Annual Yough Defense Party was rather memorable. Weather conditions were anything but favorable, yet our community of river lovers showed up to help fund the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper Program…
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