Legal Opinion
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. v. Department of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 3, 2014PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge BROBSON.
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C. (Chesapeake), petitions this Court for review of an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (EHB), granting summary judgment in favor of the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) and dismissing Chesapeake’s appeal of a December 23, 2012 letter (Letter) issued by the Department. We affirm.
Following a rash of natural gas leaks into various drinking water supplies and surface waters of the Commonwealth over the course of nine months in 2010, Chesapeake and the Department entered into a consent order and agreement (COA) on May…
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