Legal Opinion
PPL Generation, LLC v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 2009No. 7 MAP 2009PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CASTILLE.
This matter is before us on direct appeal from the order of the Commonwealth Court declaring 25 Pa.Code §§ 123.201-123.215 (the “PA Mercury Rule”) invalid. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
PPL Generation, LLC, PPL Montour, LLC and PPL Brunner Island, LLC (“appellees”) are owner-operators of coal-fired electric generating units (“EGUs”) located in the Commonwealth. On September 15, 2008, appellees filed a Petition for Review in the Commonwealth Court’s original jurisdiction, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Appellees named the Department of…
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