235 articles for

September 2008

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY: Remediation at Formerly Owned Site Underway

Seagate Technology disclosed in its Annual Report for the year ended June 27, 2008, that remediation continues at one former site. The Company however, failed to give details on the contaminated site.

The Company’s former site is under a Consent…

CONSTELLATION ENERGY: Still Facing Three Mercury Poisoning Suits

Constellation Energy Group, Inc. and Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. are still facing three remaining actions from alleged mercury poisoning at several sources in Maryland.

Since September 2002, BGE, Constellation Energy, and several other defendants have been involved in numerous actions…

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL: Gets $119T Fine for Wastewater Release

SAN FRANCISCO, California — September 11, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined BioMarin Pharmaceutical $119,717 after its Novato, Calif. facility violated the Clean Water Act on numerous occasions by discharging low pH industrial wastewater to the Novato…

ARCHER DANIELS: Wastewater Discharges Probe at Mo. Site Ongoing

Archer Daniels Midland Company continues to face the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ criminal investigation of the wastewater discharge practices at one of the Company’s barge facilities in Missouri.

Since February 2008, several employees at…

DELEK US: Awaits Final Consent Decree on TX Enforcement Actions

Delek US Holdings, Inc. reports that a final consent decree has yet to be lodged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas regarding the Company’s refinery in Tyler, Tex.

In April 2005, the Company expanded its…

PEPCO HOLDINGS: Dist. Court to Enter Consent Decree on N.C. Site

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina has yet to enter a consent decree regarding the settlement of Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s subsidiaries over liabilities at the Carolina Transformer site in Fayetteville, N.C.

In August 2006, the Environmental…

DELEK US: Accrues $7.9M Cleanup Liability for Tyler Refinery

Delek US Holdings, Inc., as of June 30, 2008, had recorded a liability of about US$7.9 million for remediating or addressing environmental issues related to an April 2005 acquisition of a refinery in Tyler, Tex.

In April 2005, the Company expanded…

MURPHY OIL: 40 Suits from La. Refinery Oil Spill Remain Pending

Murphy Oil Corporation reports that about 40 non-class suits have been filed and remain pending regarding a release of crude oil at subsidiary Murphy Oil USA Inc.’s Meraux, La., refinery as a result of flood damage to a crude oil…

PEPCO HOLDINGS: Still Potentially Responsible at N.J. Landfill

Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s subsidiary, Atlantic City Electric Co. (ACE), remains a potentially responsible party for a site in New Jersey.

In 1991, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection identified ACE as a potentially responsible party at the Delilah Road Landfill…

DELPHI CORP: Reserves $105M at 2Q08 for Investigation & Cleanup

Delphi Corporation, as of June 30, 2008, had reserves of about US$105 million for environmental investigation and remediation, compared with US$112 million as of Dec. 31, 2007.

The Company is in various stages of investigation and cleanup at its manufacturing…

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