Nortel Networks Corporation, as of Sept. 30, 2008, had US$18 million accrued for environmental matters, compared with US$26 million as of Dec. 31, 2007.
The Company is exposed to liabilities and compliance costs arising from its past generation, management and disposal…
Lennox International Inc. continues to face several lawsuits alleging personal injuries due to emissions from the Company’s former heat transfer operations in Mississippi.
In January 2003, the Company, along with one of its subsidiaries, Heatcraft Inc., was named in the following…
NSTAR, as of Sept. 30, 2008, had a liability of about US$12.1 million for cleanup costs at several manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites for which NSTAR Gas Co. was previously identified as a potentially responsible party.
NSTAR Gas is participating in…
Lennox International Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, had additional environmental reserves of about US$3.7 million related to sites that are not individually significant for the Company, according to its latest quarterly report filed on Form 10-Q with the U.S.…
Lennox International Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, recorded discounted liabilities of US$1.7 million regarding an assessment for possible remediation activities that may be conducted at a site in Brazil.
As of Sept. 30, 2008, US$200,000 were recorded in Accrued Expenses…
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — November 19, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently sampling soil and water from private wells at residences in Camden County, Mo. The samples are being screened for the presence of lead and other…
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Allied Waste Sycamore Landfill, LLC (Sycamore Landfill), is engaged in a dispute with the State of West Virginia regarding certain environmental matters at the subsidiary’s landfill.
On July 10, 2008, the State of West Virginia Department…
ALLETE, Inc. is engaged in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding resolution of alleged violations of the New Source Review (NSR) requirements of the Clean Air Act at Boswell Units 1-4 and Laskin Unit 2.
On Aug. 8, 2008, Minnesota…
3M Company is still working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to address the presence of perfluoronated compounds (PFCs) in the soil and groundwater at former disposal sites in Washington County and at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Cottage…
Caterpillar Inc. remains in negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve assertions that it violated Clean Air Act Sections 203, 206 and 207.
On May 14, 2007, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation to the Company claiming that…