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January 2009

SCANA CORP: Environmental Activities Ongoing at 4 S.C. Sites

SCANA Corporation’s subsidiary, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), remains responsible for four decommissioned manufactured gas plant sites, which contain residues of by-product chemicals, in South Carolina.

According to the Company’s latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the…

U.S. EPA: Wetlands Violations in Alaska Settled for $30,600

KOTZEBUE, Alaska - December 30, 2008 — Quality Asphalt Paving, Inc. (QAP) of Anchorage, Alaska and Kikiktagruk Inupiat Corp. (KIC) of Kotzebue has reached a combined $30,600 settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for alleged violations of the…

SCANA CORP: Settlement for Fayetteville Site Approved in Sept.

A settlement entered in the first quarter of 2008 among potentially responsible parties, including SCANA Corporation’s subsidiary, with the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice regarding polychlorinated biphenyl- contaminated soil and groundwater at the Carolina Transformer Superfund…

SCANA CORP: SCE&G Still Potentially Liable at Ga. Superfund Site

SCANA Corporation’s subsidiary, Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), is still named a potentially responsible party along with 53 others at the Alternate Energy Resources, Inc. (AER) Superfund site located in Augusta, Ga.

AER conducted hazardous waste storage and treatment operations…

JOHN RAPANOS: To Pay Civil Penalty for Clean Water Act Breaches

WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 29, 2008 — John A. Rapanos and related defendants have agreed to pay a civil penalty and recreate approximately 100 acres of wetlands and buffer areas to resolve violations of the Clean Water Act at three…

U.S. STEEL: Accrues $17M Liability at 3Q for 8 Envtl. Projects

United States Steel Corporation has eight other environmental remediation projects, which each had an accrued liability of between US$1 million and US$5 million, the Company reported in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange…

U.S. STEEL: Accrues $163M at Sept. 30 for Remediation Matters

United States Steel Corporation, at Sept. 30, 2008, had accrued liabilities for remediation activities of US$163 million, compared with US$142 million at Dec. 31, 2007.

Of the accrued amount at Sept. 30, 2008, US$20 million was classified as current.

The Company is…

U.S. STEEL: Has $25.4M Accrued for Gary Works Waste Mgmt. Probes

United States Steel Corporation, at Sept. 30, 2008, has US$25.4 million accrued liability for environmental investigations and interim measures related to the solid waste management units at its Gary Works facility.

On Oct. 23, 1998, EPA issued a final Administrative Order…

U.S. STEEL: Accrues $4.1M at 3Q08 for Closure of Ind. Waste Unit

United States Steel Corporation, as of Sept. 30, 2008, had an accrued liability of US$4.1 million related to the closure of a solid waste unit in Indiana.

A former disposal area located on the east side of the Midwest Plant was…

SPECTRUM BRANDS: Accrues $4.2M for Environmental Liabilities

Spectrum Brands, Inc., at Sept. 30, 2008, established accruals of US$4.2 million for estimated environmental liabilities.

The Company has been and expects in the future to be subject to proceedings related to its disposal of industrial and hazardous material at off-site…

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