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Please Attend the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board Meeting on Gas Plant
Tomorrow night (June 14th) the Elizabeth Township Zoning Hearing Board will render a decision whether or not to grant a use variance for Allegheny Energy Center, the proposed gas power…
Read MorePipeline Explodes in Salem Twp, Westmoreland County
This morning, an explosion occurred on theĀ Texas Eastern Transmission pipeline in Salem Township, Westmoreland County injuring one person and decimating a nearby home. The explosion occurred near the intersection of…
Read MoreIRRC Approves Chapter 78 & 78a Oil and Gas Regulations
The air was tense last ThursdayĀ morning as oil and gas company representatives, along with those who have been harmed by their practices, filled up the Independent Regulatory Review Commissionā€™s (IRRC)…
Read MoreInvenergy Hearing Concludes, Comments Accepted through 4/30
Approximately 200 people attended the zoning hearing in Elizabeth Township on Wednesday regarding Invenergyā€™s proposed natural gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Yough River. This was the third…
Read MoreThe Unfortunate Reality of Fighting Back
by Megan McDonough Megan McDonough is theĀ President of Protect ET, the citizen group that has formed to protect their community from the proposed Allegheny Energy Center gas-fired power plant. Ā We…
Read MoreMariner East Landowners Summit Recap
The Mountain Watershed Association, along with the Pennsylvania Chapter of theĀ Sierra Club, held the Mariner East Landowners Summit last Saturday, April 2nd, in Export, PA. Approximately 30 landowners and concerned…
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