“Amity and Prosperity is at heart a David and Goliath story fit for the movies. It has everything but a happy ending: bucolic setting concealing fortune and danger; poor but proud locals who’ve endured sequential boom bust cycles of resource extraction . . . tough, reluctant victim-heroes . . . and a courtroom drama, as a tenacious husband-wife legal team takes on the industry and the state . . . [a] valuable, discomforting book”— JoAnn Wypijewski, The New York Times
$2.4M grant boosts Amwell waterline project by Rick Shrum, nov 29, 2025, Observer-Reporter | Nov 29, 2025
Not a word about drilling or frac’ing!
Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority has been awarded a $2.4 million state grant to support a major waterline extension project that will serve residents of Amwell Township, state Sen. Camera Bartolotta and state Rep. Tim O’Neal announced in a news release recently.
The project, according to the release, “will extend a water main from SPWA’s existing system on Amity Ridge Road (Route 19). Once completed, the system will deliver a reliable source of quality drinking water to 58 homes.”
Bartolotta said in a statement: “This announcement reflects the diligent, persistent work of Amwell Township officials and the strong partnership they built with us at the state level. They identified a critical need, communicated it clearly, and worked with us every step of the way to secure this investment for their community.”
O’Neal said in a statement: “This investment will bring clean, reliable drinking water to dozens of families in Amwell Township and improve fire protection with the installation of new hydrants. It’s a meaningful step forward in strengthening our infrastructure and supporting the health and safety of our rural communities.”
Funding was provided through the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, Abandoned Mine Land and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program.Always ordinary and the poor pay for rapes by frac’ers and their rich overlords.