( August 1, 2023, 1:36 PM EDT) -- HARRISBURG, Pa. — A hydraulic fracturing operator joined a motion to dismiss filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with the state Environmental Hearing Board (EHB) in an appeal filed by a resident who says the DEP failed to act in response to contamination of his water supply from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that were used in fracking operations. The operator adopts the DEP’s argument that the resident attempts to “bootstrap” other general claims of DEP inaction regarding soil and air concerns that are outside the EHB’s jurisdiction....