The opinion
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
CLEAN AIR COUNCIL, EARTHWORKS, : No. 59 MAP 2024
CITIZENS FOR PENNSYLVANIA'S :
FUTURE, PROTECT PT, AND SIERRA : Appeal from the order of the
CLUB, : Commonwealth Court, 379 MD
: 2023, dated July 1, 2024
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v. :
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, :
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE :
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, :
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL :
PROTECTION, ENVIRONMENTAL :
QUALITY BOARD, AND JESSICA :
SHIRLEY IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITIES :
AS INTERIM ACTING SECRETARY OF :
THE DEPARTMENT OF :
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND :
CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL :
QUALITY BOARD, :
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APPEAL OF: PENNSYLVANIA SENATE :
MAJORITY LEADER SENATOR JOE :
PITTMAN, THE PENNSYLVANIA SENATE :
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, PENNSYLVANIA :
HOUSE MINORITY LEADER :
REPRESENTATIVE JESSE TOPPER, AND :
THE PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE :
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS, POSSIBLE :
INTERVENORS :
ORDER
PER CURIAM DECIDED: August 4, 2025
AND NOW, this 4th day of August, 2025, the Appellees’ Application for Relief in the
Form of a Motion to Quash Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction is DENIED, and the order of
the Commonwealth Court is AFFIRMED.
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