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New Kensington man says his health suffered and property lost value after defendants fracked near it
PITTSBURGH – A Western Pennsylvania man alleges that he suffered a number of health complications and diminished value of his property, after the defendants conducted fracking operations in the vicinity of his residence. -
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. -
Gina Maisto Smith and Amorie Hummel Selected as 2021 Women of Distinction Honorees by the Philadelphia Business Journal
Gina Maisto Smith and Amorie Hummel Selected as 2021 Women of Distinction Honorees by the Philadelphia Business Journal. -
Chesapeake Energy company to pay $1.9 million to resolve suit over environmental violations tied to fracking in Pa.
WILLIAMSPORT – A Chesapeake Energy company engaged in fracking in the Marcellus Shale region of Pennsylvania, will pay a $1.9 million fine and remediate environmental issues for failing to properly protect wetlands areas at 76 oil and gas well sites in five counties statewide. -
Stockholders' lawsuit over Mariner East pipeline problems will stay in Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA – A Pennsylvania federal judge recently opted not to transfer a possible class action securities fraud lawsuit to a Texas court, ruling it and another action seeking to be joined with it were not so similar as to be duplicative. -
Sunoco Pipeline fends off lawsuit for not obtaining 'pointless' permit
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network filed a motion for summary judgment against Sunoco Pipeline for not attaining a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for their Mariner East II Pipeline Project (ME2), presuming Sunoco was violating the Clean Water Act. -
Outback sued over drowning death of woman; Broken culvert allegedly caused flood waters
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh woman is suing the Florida companies that own the Outback Steakhouse in Upper St. Clair, alleging a broken culvert located on the property resulted in the drowning death of her sister. -
Lehigh Cement faces suit for alleged violation of Clean Air Act at manufacturing plants
PHILADELPHIA – Allentown-based Lehigh Cement is facing a suit filed by eight states, the federal government and others alleging violations of the Clean Air Act at its manufacturing plants. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Dec. 3
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Dec. 3 in the suits below: -
Dec. 3: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania docket for "893 other statutes: environmental matters" cases
The following cases categorized as "893 other statutes: environmental matters" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 3. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact: -
Case activity for Bay Area Air Quality Management District vs Lehigh Cement Company LLC on Dec. 3
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Jefferson County Board of Health, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, State of Indiana, State of Iowa, State of Maryland, State of New York and United States of America against Lehigh Cement Company LLC and Lehigh White Cement Company LLC on Dec. 3. -
Foster Wheeler Energy facing suit from feds, state over cleanup of Mountain Top site
SCRANTON – A state department and the federal government are suing a Delaware-incorporated company over the cleanup of a Luzerne County site. -
Lawsuits brought by environmental groups, state DEP over Brunner Island consolidated
Multiple environment organizations who filed similar lawsuits against an energy company had their complaints consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on July 31. -
Judge rules fraud claim cannot be added to Atlantic Holding's lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has ruled a holding company based in India cannot add a fraud claim and name additional defendants in its groundwater contamination dispute against a Bethlehem metal electroplating company expected to go to trial in December. -
Appellate court refuses to throw out Bishop Tube site petition
The legal fight to clean up the contaminated Bishop Tube site will continue, an appellate court ruled on July 25. -
Pa. Supreme Court rejects DEP’s method for calculating water pollution penalties
In a 5-2 decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently rejected the state Department of Environmental Protection’s method for assessing water contamination fines in a dispute with EQT Production Company over damages caused by water that had leaked from the company's hydraulic fracture gas wells in 2012. -
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. -
AMM reaches $1.5 settlement with EPA over alleged Clean Air Act violations in Monessen
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a settlement with ArcelorMittal Monessen LLC in a case involving alleged Clean Air Act violations at the company’s coke plant in Monessen. -
Lancaster to address sewage discharge into Conestoga River after settlement with state, feds
READING – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) have reached a settlement with the city of Lancaster to take action in ending sewage discharge into local waterways from storm and sewage systems. -
Insurer ordered to pay up in contamination case
&&&HARRISBURG — The cost of contamination damages caused by chemical company Johnson Matthey Inc. will still be paid by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company now that the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has denied the latter the chance to escape responsibility.