Environmental Hearing Board
Recent News About Environmental Hearing Board
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Federal judge sends dispute between natural gas company and citizens opposed to pipeline to Environmental Hearing Board
HARRISBURG – Due to a question of subject matter jurisdiction, a federal judge has sent litigation pitting a natural gas company against West Rockhill Township and a group of ecologically-concerned citizens to the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board for further proceedings. -
FOX ROTHSCHILD LLP: Julie Goldstein Appointed President-Elect of Bucks County Bar Association
Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to announce Julie D. Goldstein was appointed President-Elect of the Bucks County Bar Association for a one-year term, effective January 1, 2021. -
Court doesn't give Sierra Club credit for redesign of Lackawanna Co. power plant
HARRISBURG – A Lackawanna County power plant was redesigned after the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit, but that doesn't mean the lawsuit triggered the redesign or that the environmental group is entitled to fees from the state Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court recently ruled. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Gregg Rosen Honored for Lifetime Achievement by The Legal Intelligencer
McGuireWoods partner Gregg Rosen has been honored for lifetime achievement by The Legal Intelligencer in its 2019 Professional Excellence Awards recognizing Pennsylvania’s top lawyers and legal departments. -
Appeals court confirms denial of Riverkeeper's challenge to PennEast Project application
HARRISBURG - The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decided June 4 that the Delaware Riverkeeper Network waited too long to file an overdue petition. -
Commonwealth Court overturns EHB order over oil and gas wells in Erie, Crawford counties
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has overturned an Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) administrative order that required B&R Resources LLC and managing member Richard F. Campola “to plug 47 abandoned oil and gas wells in Erie County and Crawford County,” according to an opinion filed on March 15. -
Commonwealth Court affirms permit for fracking underneath active oil refinery in Warren
HARRISBURG – Driller John D. Branch's permit to drill underneath an active refinery, including a tank holding millions of gallons of gasoline, has been upheld despite concerns the “fracking” could cause a catastrophe. -
Agency might issue penalty to EQT before Supreme Court can hear case
HARRISBURG – A planned state Department of Environmental Protection appeal of a Commonwealth Court ruling related to the continuation of unpermitted discharge penalties under the Clean Streams Law could be potentially rendered moot after the Environmental Hearing Board sets a penalty amount early this year. -
CONSOL Energy settles with Pa. DCNR for $36 million over damage to state parkland
CONSOL Energy Inc. has agreed to pay the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania a hefty $36