Watersheds
MAX Environmental Investigated by EPA’s Office of Criminal Enforcement
This month, the Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) discovered that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been investigating MAX Environmental. MAX is a hazardous waste landfill and treatment center in…
Read MoreMWA to Defend Protective Zoning Restrictions for Campground Expansion
The Mountain Pines Campground, which lies directly in front of the Indian Creek and Indian Creek Valley Trail, has been associated with a number of nuisances and issues for local…
Read MoreFirst Ever Injection Well Proposed for Fayette County
There is an opportunity to comment on Fayette County’s first proposed injection well for fracking waste coming up soon on July 11, 2023, at 6pm. This injection well would repurpose…
Read MoreCall to Action: Sign on to the Letter “DEP, Do Better for the Laurel Highlands”
Over the last decade, the Laurel Highlands has witnessed continued efforts by industry to expand resource extraction in the region. Coal, a resource that experiences “boom and bust” cycles in…
Read MoreConnecting the East Palestine Derailment to the Yough Watershed
In the months following the devastating train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio that occurred on February 3rd, 2023, Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) has received many inquiries from residents of the…
Read MoreSummer Fish Surveys Went Swimmingly
In the last week of June, staff at the Mountain Watershed Association were able to slide into their hip waders to join Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) in some fish shocking.…
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