Case Name: BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC., New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc., and Conestoga Landfill v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Robeson Township, Intervenor Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors Petition of Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2006-02-07
Citations: 586 Pa. 265
Docket Number: No. 252 MAL 2003
Parties: BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC., New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc., and Conestoga Landfill v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Robeson Township, Intervenor Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors Petition of Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 586
Pages: 265–265

Head Matter:
893 A.2d 67
BROWNING-FERRIS INDUSTRIES, INC., New Morgan Landfill Company, Inc., and Conestoga Landfill v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. Robeson Township, Intervenor Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors Petition of Lisa and Steven Giordano, Intervenors.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Feb. 7, 2006.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 7th day of February 2006, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED limited to the following issue:
Whether a "mere scintilla" of proof is sufficient to meet the regulatory requirement of 25 Pa.Code § 271.127(c) that the benefits of the proposed operation of a municipal waste landfill must "clearly outweigh the known and potential environmental harms."