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MWA Discusses Mining & Drilling at Community Impact Summit
Mountain Watershed Association participated in the Community Impact Summit hosted by the Center for Coalfield Justice this past weekend. During the Drilling & Mining Panel, we discussed some challenging questions…
Read MoreFilm Festival Preview
We’re screening 9 awesome films at our Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival this Saturday, August 8 in Ohiopyle!  Here’s a preview of each of them.  Please join us!  Click here for…
Read MoreEnergy Consumption & Conservation: Wind Power
This post is part of a series on energy consumption and conservation. For other posts in this series please click here. Having the ability to harness free and abundant sources…
Read MoreMWA Supports Protect PT, Penn Township Residents
Mountain Watershed Association (MWA), home of the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper, is dedicated to protecting, preserving and restoring the Indian Creek and greater Youghiogheny River watersheds. In 2010, we launched our Marcellus…
Read MoreTell DEP: No fracking near schools!
Comments are due by May 19 on the revised Chapter 78 Proposed Oil and Gas Regulations. DEP has added schools to the public resources list, requiring additional considerations during the…
Read MoreDEP Issues Permits for Gas-Fired Power Plant Along Yough
On April 1, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (âDEPâ) issued approvals for Tenaska’s natural gas-fired power plant (the “Westmoreland Generating Station”) along the Youghiogheny River in South Huntingdon…
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