Rustic Ridge
Laurel Highlands Roads and Community at Risk if Rustic Ridge Mine Expands
In October 2021, LCT Energy, LP (LCT) filed a permit modification to expand its underground mining operations in Fayette and Westmoreland counties, Pennsylvania. If approved, this expansion would add approximately…
Read MoreDEP Public Hearing – Rustic Ridge I NPDES Permit Renewal
On August 28 at 6:00 pm at Saint Raymond of the Mountains Church in Donegal, members of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) California District Mining Office will hear…
Read MoreDid you miss it? Rustic Ridge Town Hall Recap
On May 14, the MWA Advocacy team (including two on-staff attorneys), staff from Jacobs Creek Watershed Association, and members of the Rustic Ridge Action Committee joined about 30 residents of…
Read MoreDEP 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 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.”
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