Yough River
River Cleanup: Cedar Creek to West Newton
Over the weekend, MWA and the Youghiogheny Riverkeeper hosted the second river cleanup of 2023! More than 30 people, including MWA staff and volunteers, joined us at Cedar Creek Park…
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 MoreMWA’s 2022 Year In Review
With 2022 in the rearview mirror, we are excited to ring in 2023 with good news, upcoming events, and the announcement of two open staff positions. We are eager to share the 2022 Year…
Read MoreUrge Blackstone to Divest from Invenergy!
The threat of a gas-fired “Allegheny Energy Center” (AEC) has loomed over our region since 2016, when Invenergy proposed the power plant along the Youghiogheny River in Buena Vista. Although…
Read MoreTake Action Today: PA Senate sells out Municipal Water with SB597
Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate passed SB 597, the “Water Quality Accountability Act’. If signed into law, it would raise the cost of operations for public water authorities by implementing burdensome…
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