Environmental Litigation News

CF INDUSTRIES: Still Involved in Plant City Environmental Issues

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. continues to be involved in environmental matters concerning its Plant City, Fla., phosphate fertilizer complex.

In December 2004 and January 2005, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency inspected the Plant City phosphate fertilizer complex to evaluate the facility’s…

DOW CHEMICAL: Accrues $598M at Sept. 30 for Envt’l. Remediation

The Dow Chemical Company, at Sept. 30, 2009, had accrued obligations of US$598 million for environmental remediation and restoration costs, including US$88 million for the remediation of Superfund sites.

The US$598 million balance includes US$159 million of environmental liabilities assumed from…

CF INDUSTRIES: EPA to Respond to Submittals on Plant City Issues

CF Industries, Inc. says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has not yet responded to the Company’s submittals regarding the Plant City, Fla., phosphate fertilizer complex.

Under a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice dated July 28, 2008 that was sent…

DOW CHEMICAL: Rohm and Haas Colombia Faces Case on Water Release

The Dow Chemical Company’s subsidiary, Rohm and Haas Colombia Ltda., faces an Administrative Complaint for an alleged violation over a release of water into a river near Rohm and Haas Columbia Ltda.’s Barranquilla, Columbia, manufacturing facilities.

Rohm and Haas Colombia received…

PSEG INC: Units Still Facing 3rd-Party Action on Passaic Matters

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated’s subsidiaries, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) and PSEG Power LLC, continue to be third-party defendants in litigation involving the Passaic River.

In 2005, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) sued a potentially…

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