As bad as the flood was for some Westmoreland County residents whose appliances, furnaces and other items in their basements were ruined by flood waters Wednesday, the losses may not rise to the level needed to be declared a disaster, which releases government aid, a county official said Friday. “Westmoreland
Several conservationists were recognized during the awards luncheon at the Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts' annual conference on July 19, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Boaters with canoes and kayaks will have the opportunity to navigate a seven-mile stretch of Sewickley Creek from New Stanton to South Huntingdon, during the Sewickley Creek Paddle Event on June 3. The event will start at 9 a.m. at the New Stanton Park boat launch, 715 Thermo Village Road,
The Sewickley Creek Watershed Association is seeking a new leader: an environmentalist who would work for about 20 hours a month for the nonprofit that seeks to conserve and improve the 168-square-mile watershed that stretches from Greensburg south to Lowber. “It really must be someone who cares about the environment,”
Four preliminary proposals to reduce flooding along the Jacobs Creek watershed will be open for public input during a meeting this week in Scottdale. The alternatives for flood control measures proposed for Anderson Run, Little Sherrick Run, and Stauffer Avenue Run watersheds will be presented by the U.S. Department of
It has been more than four years since Edward and Alice Mioduski of Loyalhanna Township have been able to drink water from their well near Loyalhanna Lake. Drilling mud mixed with the mineral bentonite leaked from the hole that Sunoco Pipeline L.P. was boring underneath the lake in May 2017.