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EQT PRODUCTION CO v. DEP'T OF ENV. PROT.

No. 6 MAP 2017.

181 A.3d 1128 (2018)

EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY, Appellee v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF the COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: March 28, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alice R. Baker, Esq. , PennFuture, Kurt John Weist, Esq. , for Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future, Amicus Curiae, Sierra Club, Amicus Curiae.

David Vincent Dzara, Esq. , Stephen G. Harvey, Esq. , Steve Harvey Law LLC, for Certain Elected Officials, Organizations, and Businesses, et al, Amicus Curiae.

Michael D. Fiorentino, Esq. , Jon A. Mueller, Esq. , for Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

Robert C. Heim, Esq. , Ellen Louise Mossman, Esq. , Dechert LLP, for Chamber of Commerce of the USA, PA Chamber of Business & Industry, Greater Pitts Chamber of Commerce, Amicus Curiae.

Joseph Otis Minott, Esq. , Clean Air Council, for Clean Air Council, Amicus Curiae.

Laurie E. Shepler, Esq. , Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, for PA Fish and Boat Commission, Amicus Curiae.

Christopher R. Nestor, Esq., Pro Se.

Geoffrey James Ayers, Esq. , Alexandra C. Chiaruttini, Esq. , Mary Martha Truschel, Esq. , Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Jonathan S. Massey, Esq. , for Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellant.

Robert L. Byer, Esq. , Duane Morris LLP, Leonard Fornella, Esq. , Kevin J. Garber, Esq. , Jean M. Mosites, Esq. , Babst, Calland, Clements & Zomnir, P.C., for EQT Production Company, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

In this direct appeal, we consider the scope of a civil penalty applicable to violations of environmental protection statutes regulating the entry of contaminants into any of the waters of the Commonwealth.

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