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First Ever Injection Well Proposed for Fayette County

By James Cato | July 7, 2023 | 0

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…

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Call to Action: Sign on to the Letter “DEP, Do Better for the Laurel Highlands”

By Madison Hinkle | April 26, 2023 | 0

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…

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Connecting the East Palestine Derailment to the Yough Watershed

By James Cato | April 3, 2023 | 0

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…

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Summer Fish Surveys Went Swimmingly

By Courtney Berish | August 2, 2022 | 0

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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An Ancient Ally: Warnings from Freshwater Sponges

By Katlyn Furlong | June 1, 2022 | 0

Underneath the rocks that cover the floors of our watershed lives possibly the oldest animals ever recorded, sponges. They’re not much to look at, in fact, you might not notice…

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Water Guardians Afterschool Club Receives Funding for 2022/2023 School Year

By Morgan Moran | May 27, 2022 | 0

The Mountain Watershed Association (MWA) is happy to announce a new upcoming education project: the Water Guardians After School Youth Club. During the 2022-23 school year, this club will take…

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Curious how to say the name of the river? It's pronounced "yawk-a-gainey" or simply the "yawk." "Youghiogheny" is a Lenape word that means "water following in a contrary direction."

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