# Pennsylvania Environmental Defense Foundation v. Commonwealth

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · June 20, 2017 · 161 A.3d 911

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4976329

## Case

- **Full name:** PENNSYLVANIA ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FOUNDATION v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, and Governor of Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, in his official capacity as Governor
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** June 20, 2017
- **Citations:** 161 A.3d 911; 47 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20081; 84 ERC (BNA) 1838; 2017 Pa. LEXIS 1393; 2017 WL 2645417
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Saylor
- **Judges:** Baer, Donohue, Dougherty, Eakin, Saylor, Todd, Wecht
- **Cited by:** 25 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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- Full citator and citing cases: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4976329

## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- observing that “the Legislature began using [Lease Fund] revenue to support the overall budget of DCNR, rather than obtaining that budget money from the [G]eneral [F]und and using [Lease Fund] money for conservation purposes related to oil and gas extraction”

## Opinion text

DISSENTING OPINION
CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR
I join the central analysis of the dissenting opinion authored by Justice Baer, based on the recognition that the Environmental Rights Amendment is an embodiment of the public trust doctrine.

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