Legal Opinion

Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Resources

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 1991No. 1087 C.D. 1991PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARBIERI, Senior Judge.

Petitioner, Browning-Ferris, Inc. (BFI), seeks review of an order of the Environmental Hearing Board (Board) denying its petition to intervene in an appeal taken by Montgomery County from the Department of Environmental Resources’ (DER’s) conditional approval of Berks County’s Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan (Plan). We will reverse the Board’s order. 1

BFI is the equitable owner of 426 acres of land in Berks County and is authorized to develop a municipal waste landfill thereon under a development agreement with the title holders of the land. Pursuant to a Disposal…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. MacK v. Zoning Hearing BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  2. Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Lower Allen Citizens Action Group, Inc. v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Browning-Ferris, Inc. v. Department of Environmental ResourcesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Hubbard v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. Keystone Redevelopment Partners, LLC v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  4. San Van, Inc. v. School District of Derry TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  5. Bensalem Racing Ass'n v. Pennsylvania State Harness Racing CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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