Legal Opinion
Foundation Coal Resources Corp. v. Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 27, 2010No. 619 C.D. 2009PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
President Judge LEADBETTER.
Foundation Coal Resources Corporation, Pennsylvania Land Holdings Corporation, and Realty Company of Pennsylvania (collectively, Foundation Coal) petition this court for review of the order of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), upholding the issuance of seven oil and gas well permits by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to Penneco Oil Company, Inc. (Penneco). The issues are whether Foundation Coal had standing to file objections under Section 202 of the Oil and Gas Act 1 as a “projected and platted but not yet being operated” coal mine,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chartiers Block Coal Co. v. MellonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Butler County Mushroom FarmSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- PECO Energy Co. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Department of Environmental Protection v. North American Refractories Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Pennsylvania Trout v. Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
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