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February 2009

AVX CORP: Involved in Litigation on Contamination from S.C. Site

AVX Corporation is involved in litigation concerning alleged migration of certain pollutants from its South Carolina facility.

In September 2007, the Company received notice from Horry Land Company, the owner of property adjacent to the South Carolina facility, that Horry Land’s…

UNION PACIFIC: EPA Action Over the Omaha Lead Site Still Pending

A matter involving Union Pacific Corporation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the Omaha Lead Site is still pending.

As it reported in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2005, the EPA considers the Company a potentially responsible party…

AVX CORP: Sees More Talks on New Bedford, Mass., Harbor Matters

AVX Corporation anticipates further discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on remediation matters concerning the harbor in New Bedford, Mass.

In July 2007, the Company received oral notification from the…

UNION PACIFIC: Colorado to Pursue Penalties on Permit Violations

Union Pacific Corporation says that the State of Colorado, in October 2008, indicated that it would pursue a civil penalty over alleged permit violations noted in an Order.

The amount of any such penalty is uncertain but could exceed US$100,000.

On April…

UNION PACIFIC: Alton & Southern Railway Settlement Still Pending

Union Pacific Corporation is awaiting the Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit’s approval of a settlement agreement, which involves Company subsidiary, The Alton & Southern Railway Company.

As it reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter…

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR: EPA & ADEQ Probing 3rd Unit of 52nd St.

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality are performing a remedial investigation at the third operable unit of a facility located on 52nd Street in Phoenix, Arizona, to determine the…

ACETO CORP: Undertaking Cleanup at Pulvair Site in Tennessee

Aceto Corp., along with other potentially responsible parties, is undertaking a cleanup to remediate a contaminated property in Tennessee called the Pulvair site.

In fiscal years 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Company received letters from the Pulvair Site Group, a group…

ACETO CORP: Estimates $7.84M-$9.57M Costs for Arsynco Cleanup

During fiscal 2008, based on continued monitoring of the contamination at the site and the current proposed plan of remediation, Aceto Corp. received an estimate from an environmental consultant stating that the costs of remediation could be between $7,846,000 and…

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR: Indemnifying Motorola for Liabilities

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. has been engaged in investigations, administrative proceedings and/or cleanup processes with respect to past chemical releases into the environment.

Motorola was identified as a potentially responsible party in the past.

The Company agreed to indemnify Motorola for certain environmental…

FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR: In Talks w/ ADEQ over 56th St. Facility

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. is undertaking voluntary negotiations with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, who assumed primary responsibility for this matter in 2004 under the state’s Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund Program.

In 1985, the EPA initiated an inquiry concerning the…

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