Legal Opinion
Bethenergy Mines Inc. v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 12, 1996PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Bethenergy Mines Inc., et al. (Coal Companies) appeal from the order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) denying their petition for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to Section 4(b) of the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act1 (SMCRA), 52 P.S. § 1396.4(b), and Section 5(g) of the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (BMSLCA), 52 P.S. § 1406.5(g).
The Coal Companies are 14 underground bituminous coal operators who, between May 24,1985, and July 6,1989, filed, among other appeals,2 52 appeals of Coal Mining Activity Permits (CMAPs) with the…
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- Drummond v. University of PennsylvaniaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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