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Summit Township in violation of Clean Water Act for sewage pollution, plaintiff says
PITTSBURGH – A Meyersdale man believes a municipality is violating the Clean Water Act and Pennsylvania Clean Streams Law, through discharging raw sewage into the Casselman River and into his property’s water supply. -
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. -
Third Circuit defends challenge to its authority to rule in pipeline expansion project
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently released an opinion shooting down several challenges filed against environmental permits and authorizations that were granted by environmental regulatory agencies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, but the court had to defend why it was ruling on the cases in the first place. -
Clean water advocate says cases, like Yuengling's, take too long
HARRISBURG – In handing down an “above average” penalty against D.G. Yuengling and Son Inc. over allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a welcome result but not in a timely manner, an environmental advocate says. -
DEP takes step toward regulating surface activities of oil and gas industry
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently took a step toward changing regulations regarding surface activity for oil and gas wells. -
Court finds solid waste recycling facility violated South Whitehall ordinance
On July 15, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed a 2014 decision from Lehigh County in a zoning dispute in South Whitehall Township. -
State charges chemical company, 2 men in hazard liability
A state agency has sued a chemical company and two Pennsylvania residents for costs associated with a hazardous material cleanup. -
EPA reaches $82 million settlement with Harrisburg, Capital Region Water
HARRISBURG - Following years of inspections and investigations into the management of waste and storm water in the Susquehanna River and Paxton Creek, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement agreement with the City of Harrisburg and Capital Region Water that will take an aggressive approach to repairing the problems. -
Residents living near waste landfill file $5 million lawsuit over noxious odors
Homeowners living on both sides of the Delaware River near the Bucks County garbage dump maintained by Waste Management of Pennsylvania have filed a federal class action suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against the company over noxious odors and fumes they claim have invaded their everyday life. -
Plumber blames diesel fuel tank leak for kidney failure
A 32-year-old Lehigh County man says a heavy exposure to diesel fuel has caused him to -
Pa. Supreme Court strikes down as unconstitutional key provisions in Oil and Gas Act
In a ruling that could have widespread implications for natural gas drilling -
Judge revives suit against Pa. DEP by man with prosthetic leg denied job
A U.S. District judge in Philadelphia has revived a lawsuit brought against -
Judge: doctor has no standing to sue over Pa. Oil and Gas Act involving alleged 'fracking gag'
A physician specializing in the treatment of renal diseases, hypertension and advanced diabetes cannot bring suit against the commonwealth over the Pennsylvania Oil and Gas Act, a federal judge in Harrisburg has ruled. -
Pa. AG charges XTO Energy with illegal wastewater discharge from 'fracking' site
A subsidiary of Exxon Mobil that reached a settlement with the federal -
U.S. Govt., XTO Energy reach settlement in 'fracking' pollution case
A settlement has been reached in a case in which the U.S. government had accused -
Phila. Gun Club and Delaware Riverkeeper Network reach settlement in federal case
Federal litigation between a suburban Philadelphia sporting organization and an