Water
An Opportunity to Help Protect Clean Water!
On April 13, 2017, SB 624 was introduced to the Pennsylvania Senate. According to the Center for Coalfield Justice (CCJ), “SB 624 attempts to exempt predicted damage to streams from the…
Read MoreMaryland Will Ban Fracking!
Last evening the Maryland Senate passed HB 1325, a bill that would ban fracking statewide, by a vote of 35 to 10. Passage of this bill comes after an incredibly powerful grassroots…
Read MoreAmeriCorps Internship Available for Summer 2017
We’re hiring an AmeriCorps Volunteer to assist with our Swimmable Waters program this summer! Do you want to work for clean water in the Laurel Highlands this summer? This position is offered…
Read MoreSiding Dumped Illegally Along Yough near Draketown
While the good folks from the Turkeyfoot Fish and Game Association did the heavy lifting, we recently provided a dumpster for the clean up of a house-load of siding dumped along…
Read MoreChevron Proposes Withdrawal from Yough at West Newton
Chevron Appalachia, LLC has approached the borough of West Newton for a right-of-way agreement to establish a new surface water withdrawal from the Yough. According to two West Newton council…
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Appeal Permits for Mariner East 2 Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline
On Monday, February 13, 2017, environmental advocacy groups Clean Air Council, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and Mountain Watershed Association immediately appealed the issuance of twenty permits necessary for Sunoco Pipeline L.P.…
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