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Amerikohl Proposes New Surface Mine in Fayette County

By Ashley Funk | November 27, 2018 | 0

As part of the Revtai Government Financed Construction Project, Amerikohl is proposing a new strip mine in Fayette County near Melcroft PA. The project is taking place in an area…

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Help Create a Sustainable Future for Fayette County

By Jena Shaffer | November 8, 2018 | 0

Help shape the future of investment and development in Fayette County by attending one of the Fayette County Comprehensive Strategy Open House Meetings:   Tuesday, November 13, 2018, 4-6pm Ohiopyle-Stewart…

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Over 50 participate in Grassroots Organizing Summit

By Ashley Funk | November 5, 2018 | 0

From October 12-14th, Mountain Watershed Association hosted a Grassroots Organizing Summit for leaders working on issues related to shale gas and petrochemical development in our region. To make the Summit…

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Donate to Complete the Gorge Section of the Indian Creek Valley Trail

By Jena Shaffer | October 1, 2018 | 0

The Indian Creek Valley Trail gorge section extends 4.3 miles from Camp Christian to the confluence of Indian Creek and the Youghiogheny River.  Once we reach that point our goal…

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Local Citizens Step Up To Help Protect Their Waterways

By Ashley Funk | July 11, 2018 | 0

On Saturday, July 7th, Mountain Watershed Association worked with ALLARM (Alliance for Aquatic Resource Monitoring) to host a Shale Gas Water Quality Monitoring workshop at the Blythedale Firehall in Elizabeth…

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Amerikohl Appeals OSM’s Curry Decision

By Ryan Clover | May 14, 2018 | 0

The Curry mine proposal began as far back as 2009 and has been an ongoing battle over whether to allow strip mining along the Great Allegheny Passage and whether timbering…

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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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