PA Lawsuit re Radioactive Drill Cuttings at Landfill Heads to Court

In January, MDN told you about a long-closed landfill that seeks to reopen in Liberty and Pine Townships in Mercer County, PA (see Group Claims Drill Cuttings for Grove City Landfill “Radioactive”). In 2020, Tri-County Landfill Inc. submitted a permit application for the construction and operation of a municipal waste landfill site that had operated from 1950-1990. One of the objections to reopening the landfill is that it may accept drilling cuttings from fracked wells. The Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a permit to allow the project to proceed. The permit was challenged, and the challenge was rejected. Those who object to the landfill reopening appealed their rejected challenge to PA's Commonwealth Court. The court will hear oral arguments in October. It's a rarity for the Commonwealth Court to hear oral arguments.

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