Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Pennsylvania Power Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 3, 1980No. 113PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NIX, Justice.

I. Procedural History

The Pennsylvania Power Company (PPC), appellee herein, generates and distributes electricity in the western portion of this Commonwealth. The PPC was originally ordered by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, predecessor in interest to the Department of Environmental Resources (DER), 1 to limit its emission of particulate matter from its electrical generating station in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, in order to comply with the particulate collection efficiency established by Regulation V. 2 The pollutants were emitted from the five coal powered…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Train v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Union Electric Co. v. Environmental Protection AgencySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. DePAUL v. KauffmanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  5. Commonwealth v. Harmar Coal Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Peggs Run Coal Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Schrock v. Albert Einstein Medical CenterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Northampton, Bucks County Municipal Authority v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. George Washington Motor Lodge Co. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. United States v. Eme Homer City Generation L.P.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2011

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API