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Students get education in environmental cleanup, career opportunities at Lowber mine drainage treatment

Mt. Pleasant Area High School senior Kelsey Davis was testing clear water Friday that had just discharged from the abandoned Marchand Mine in Lowber to see how much invisible iron was in that liquid. Davis was among the 150 students from five high schools in the region — Kiski Area, ....

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Canoe, kayak trip set for Sewickley Creek

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, ....

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Community members fighting water withdrawal proposal for Big Sewickley Creek

A fracking company wants to withdraw 1.5 million gallons of water per day from the Big Sewickley Creek, a popular creek for fishing. ....

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State to hold hearing on Yukon landfill expansion

Environmental regulators on Thursday will review plans and take testimony on a Yukon industrial waste treatment firm’s bid for approval to build a 14-acre landfill that could hold 1 million tons of treated hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste. During a public meeting and hearing beginning at 6 p.m. on Dec. ....

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Sewickely watershed group seeks leader

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,” ....

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