April 11, 2016
Pittsburgh will step up its green infrastructure efforts as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit from environmental organization PennFuture that accused it of instating inadequate stormwater control measures for a $400 million development project, the organization announced Friday.
April 08, 2014
A Pennsylvania federal judge agreed Monday to nix an environmental group's claims that Pittsburgh officials had failed to impose adequate stormwater control measures for a $400 million mixed-use development project by the Buncher Co. in the city's Strip District.
June 10, 2013
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday tossed a complaint by Pittsburgh's water utility seeking indemnity from the developer of a $400 million downtown project in an environmental suit accusing the utility of failing to enforce stormwater permits tied to the development.
January 09, 2013
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority filed a third-party complaint against developer The Buncher Co. Tuesday in a suit alleging it failed to enforce environmental permits for a 55-acre, $400 million downtown redevelopment project, saying Buncher is liable for the project's stormwater management plans.
December 03, 2012
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday denied Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority's motion to toss an environmental group's suit accusing the utility of failing to enforce permits related to a 55-acre, $400 million downtown redevelopment project, finding there was a legal basis to the group's allegations.
September 07, 2012
The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority asked a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday to dismiss it from an environmental advocacy group's suit alleging the utility failed to enforce permit terms connected with a 55-acre, $400 million redevelopment project currently on tap in the city's downtown.
July 11, 2012
A state environmental advocacy group on Monday lodged a suit against the city of Pittsburgh and its water and sewer regulator for violating the Clean Water Act by allowing a 55-acre Buncher Co. development project to move forward despite not meeting required stormwater management standards.