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· 7/3/1980

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

Citations

  • 416 A.2d 995
  • 490 Pa. 399
  • 10 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20941
  • 14 ERC (BNA) 1796
  • 1980 Pa. LEXIS 743

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • describing adoption of PA SIP pursuant to federal-state regulatory partnership and dismissing constitutional challenge to S02 standards
  • imposition of civil penalties was not a punishment; rather, penalties were intended to provide incentive for development of technology that would eliminate pollution
  • imposition of civil penalties was not a punishment; rather, penalties were intended to provide incentive for development of technology that would eliminate pollution

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman

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