In January, my monthly column in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly reviewed the treatment of environmental issues by the Pennsylvania appellate courts in the previous year. Read the very-cleverly-titled Environmental Cases in the Pennsylvania Courts During 2015, 39 Pa. L. Weekly 56 (Jan. 19, 2016), by clicking here.
The cases addressed follow:
Berner v. Montour Twp., 120 A.3d 433 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Borough of Avondale v. New Garden Twp., 111 A.3d 817 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Borough of Indian Lake v. Rohrich, 22 C.D. 2015 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 27, 2015)
Borough of St. Clair v. Blythe Twp., 112 A.3d 701 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Consol Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Department of Environmental Protection, 351 C.D. 2015 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Dec. 15, 2015)
Department of Environmental Protection v. Spangler, 109 A.3d 321 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
EQT Production v. Department of Environmental Protection, 15 MAP 2015 (Pa. Dec. 29, 2015)
Fegley v. Lehigh County Board of Elections, 1905 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Sept. 15, 2015)
Feudale v. Aqua Commonwealth, Inc., 335 M.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. July 22, 2015)
Gibraltar Rock v. New Hanover Twp., 118 A.3d 461 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Gilbert v. Synagro Central, 121 MAP 2014 (Pa. Dec. 21, 2015)
Glencannon Homes Association v. North Strabane Twp., 116 A.3d 706 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Haney v. Range Resources-Appalachia, 1130 W.D. 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. Apr. 14, 2015)
Harley-Davidson v. Springettsbury Twp., 82 MAP 2014 (Pa. Sept. 29, 2015)
Harvilchuck v. Department of Environmental Protection, 117 A.3d 368 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Hogan v. Lower Bucks Joint Municipal Authority, 1462 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 26, 2015)
Huckleberry Association v. South Whitehall Twp. ZHB, 120 A.3d 1110 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Kusher v. Woloschuk, 114 A.3d 900 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Maxatawny Twp. v. Department of Environmental Protection, 2369 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Oct. 16, 2015)
Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth, 108 A.3d 140 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015), appeal pending, No. 10 MAP 2015 (Pa. filed Feb. 6, 2015)
Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association v. Department of Environmental Protection, 321 M.D. 2015 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Dec. 29, 2015)
Rausch Creek Land v. Porter Associations, 1078 MDA 2014 (Pa. Super. Ct. May 8, 2015)
Waste Management, Inc. v. Department of Environmental Protection, 107 A.3d 273 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2015)
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals v. Borough of West Chester, 2116 C.D. 2014 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Nov. 5, 2015)