126 articles for

December 2008

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO: Cooperates with Pesticide Registration Probe

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company continues to cooperate in investigations regarding pesticide product registration issues involving the Company.

In April 2008, the Company learned that a former associate apparently deliberately circumvented the Company’s policies and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations under the…

JOHNSON MATTHEY INC: Gets Sentenced for Clean Water Act Breaches

DENVER, Colorado — December 4, 2008 — Johnson Matthey Inc. (JMI), a Pennsylvania corporation, was sentenced to a $3 million criminal fine for a felony violation of the Clean Water Act by Judge Dee Benson of the U.S. District Court…

JOHNSON CONTROLS: Reserves $44M at Sept. 30 for Envtl. Costs

Johnson Controls, Inc., at Sept. 30, 2008, has reserves of US$44 million for environmental costs, compared with US$41 million at Sept. 30, 2007.

The Company reviews the status of its environmental sites on a quarterly basis and adjusts its reserves accordingly.

The…

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO: Accrues $3.8M at 3Q08 for Ohio Unit Cleanup

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, accrued US$3.8 million for environmental and regulatory matters, primarily related to its Marysville, Ohio facility.

In 1997, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency initiated an enforcement action against the Company with respect to alleged…

JOHNSON CONTROLS: Still Facing Potential Liabilities at 60 Sites

Johnson Controls, Inc. continues to face allegations that it is responsible for performing environmental remediation, or for the repayment of costs spent by governmental entities or others performing remediation, at about 60 sites in the United States.

Many of these sites…

NEVADA ONION: Gets $56,320 Fine for Pesticides Law Violations

SAN FRANCISCO, California December 4, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined a Yerington, Nev., agricultural establishment $56,320 for allegedly misusing pesticides and failing to comply with pesticide worker safety laws.

Nevada Onion, located at 61 Bowman Ln., misused the…

PSEG INC: Power Still Facing Arguments on NJPDES Permit Issue

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated’s subsidiary, PSEG Power LLC (Power), is still engaged in proceedings over a petition requesting the U.S. Supreme Court review of a matter related to a rejection under a provision in its renewal application.

In June 2001,…

PSEG INC: Lower Passaic River Study on Contamination Ongoing

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated remains potentially liable for about 6% as its share for the costs to study and clean up the lower Passaic River.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that a six-mile stretch of the Passaic River…

PSEG INC: Power Records $50Mil Liability at Sept. 30 for ISRA

Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated’s subsidiary, PSEG Power LLC (Power), had a US$50 million liability as of Sept. 30, 2008 and Dec. 31, 2007, related to its obligations under the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA).

The US$50 million liability…

PSEG INC: Still Potentially Liable for Newark Bay Study Area

PSEG Power LLC (Power) is still named a potentially responsible party with respect to contamination in the Newark Bay Study Area.

Power, a principal direct wholly owned subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, is a multi-regional, wholesale energy supply company…

Page 9 of 13« First...«7891011»...Last »