Huber Breaker

The long decline of the anthracite industry after World War II caused Blue Coal to declare bankruptcy and cease operations in 1976.

A Philadelphia salvage dealer named Paselo Logistics LLC bid $1.28 million for the breaker and 26.58 acres of land in August 2013 and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved the sale.

[11] In a motion for additional sanctions against Paselo Logistics for their inaction, an attorney representing the DEP wrote the following: While Paselo [Logistics] and its [owners] extracted a significant amount of metal from the site that they sold for profit, they have all but abandoned the site, leaving behind unresolved violations of Pennsylvania's environmental laws and this court's orders.

... Paselo has had over two years to take required corrective actions to address the open violations ... and has demonstrated it has no intention of complying.

[12] The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, with assistance from the DEP, sent state agents to execute a search warrant of the Huber Breaker site on December 19, 2017.