Legal Opinion
Bethlehem Mines Corp. v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 22, 1974No. Appeal, No. 835 C.D. 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Wilkinson,
The facts in this case are not in dispute. On March 21, 1972, the Department of Environmental Resources (DER) filed a complaint with the Environmental Hearing Board alleging that Bethlehem Mines Corporation had “willfully” permitted a discharge of coal fines from a settling pond into a nearby creek, thereby polluting the creek and violating provisions of The Clean Streams Law, Act of June 22, 1937, P. L. 1987, as amended, 35 P.S. §691.1 et seq. After an evidentiary hearing, the Board, on April 18, 1973, with an opinion containing extensive findings, conclusions, and…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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