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Commonwealth v. Pennsylvania Power Co.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 4, 1978No. Appeal, No. 892 C.D. 1976PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

This is an appeal by Pennsylvania Power Company (PPC) of an adjudication by the Environmental Hearing Board dated April 16, 1976, assessing civil penalties in the amount of $195,400 against PPC for numerous violations of the particulate matter and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission limitation standards1 promulgated by the Department of Environmental Resources (DER).2

*549Contributing to tbe complexity of this case is the confusion created by the long tortuous history of litigation between the parties to this suit over the Commonwealth’s air quality program pursuant to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Lawton v. SteeleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Goldblatt v. Town of HempsteadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  4. Bacon v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  5. McCarthy v. Township of McCandlessCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Peggs Run Coal Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. CowardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Resources v. Pennsylvania Power Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. RiglingCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Balsbaugh v. ZeckCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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