Texas Industries, Inc. continues to face a complaint filed on July 3, 2008, by the California Attorney General and the Riverside County District Attorney, styled The People of the State of California v. TXI Riverside, Inc., TXI California, Inc. and…
CHS Inc. reports that it intends to enter into settlement discussions with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) over a Notice of Violation dated September 4, 2007 alleging that the refinery in Laurel, Montana exceeded nitrogen oxides (NOx) limits…
Navistar International Corporation, as of Oct. 31, 2008, has accrued US$17 million for environmental liabilities compared with US$22 million as of Oct. 31, 2007.
The accruals are included within Other current liabilities and Other noncurrent liabilities, as of Oct. 31, 2008…
Reliant Energy, Inc. continues to face a complaint filed in April 2007, alleging violation of its water discharge permit and related state and federal laws at its Conemaugh plant in Pennsylvania.
In April 2007, PennEnvironment and the Sierra Club filed a…
Reliant Energy, Inc. continues to face a suit filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in December 2007, for alleged New Source Review violations at one of the Company’s power plants in Pennsylvania.
NJDEP filed the suit against the…
Consumers Energy Company is awaiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s response regarding alleged violations of the Company’s electric utility plant air permit.
In April 2007, the Company received a notice of violation from the EPA alleging that 14 of the Company’s utility…
Reliant Energy, Inc. is still facing a suit filed by the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina in February 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California regarding global warming caused by the…
Reliant Energy, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, recorded an US$8 million liability for the remediation of four power plants in New Jersey.
The Company is responsible for environmental costs related to site contamination investigations and remediation requirements at New Jersey…
Consumers Energy Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, recorded a liability of US$2 million for its share in certain Superfund sites.
The Company has previously recorded a liability of US$1 million for its share at June 30, 2008.
The Company is a potentially…
Consumers Energy Company is preparing its response to an October 2008 notice of violation and information request regarding routine maintenance classification disputes at its plants.
The EPA has alleged that some utilities have incorrectly classified major plant modifications as “routine maintenance,…