# Clean Air Council v. Commonwealth

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · August 4, 2025

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/11113767

## Case

- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** August 4, 2025
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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
:
v. :
:
:
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, :
:
:
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.

[59 MAP 2024] - 2

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