Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility) reported that it currently is not involved in third-party litigation concerning electric and magnetic fields (EMFs), which naturally result from the generation, transmission, distribution and use of electricity, according to its annual report filed…
Abbott Laboratories’ capital and operating expenditures for pollution control in 2008 were about US$75 million, in which US$20 million were for capital expenditures and US$55 million were for operating expenditures.
Capital and operating expenditures for pollution control in 2009 are estimated…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility) states that it will continue to seek the recovery of its revenue requirements for estimated nuclear decommissioning costs from customers through a non-bypassable charge.
The Utility’s nuclear power facilities consist of two units at Diablo…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility) reported that all briefs by all parties related to the storing of spent fuel at Diablo Canyon are scheduled to be filed by April 8, 2009.
As part of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (”Utility”) continues to investigate or remediate several of its geothermal and fossil fuel-fired plants with the oversight of various governmental agencies.
Operations at the Utility’s current and former generation facilities may have resulted in contaminated soil…
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility) is assessing whether and to what extent remedial action may be necessary to mitigate potential hazards posed by certain retired manufactured gas plant sites.
In addition, the federal Toxic Substances Control Act regulates the use,…
Caterpillar Inc. is still in negotiations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve issues over violations of the Clean Air Act Sections 203, 206 and 207.
On May 14, 2007, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation to the Company,…
Honeywell International Inc. says that environmental remedial response and voluntary cleanup payments were US$320 million in 2008, US$267 million in 2007, and US$264 million in 2006.
In 2009, the Company expects to pay about US$330 million for remedial response and voluntary…
Honeywell International Inc. recognized a charge of US$465 million for environmental liabilities during the year ended Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$225 million during the year ended Dec. 31, 2007.
Of the US$465 million, US$309 million was recognized in the third…
Settlement negotiations are ongoing for remaining sites (portions of what is known as Study Area 5) in litigation involving Honeywell International Inc. and Jersey City, N.J.
Lawsuits were previously filed in federal court against the Company and other landowners by Jersey…