Sunoco, Inc.’s subsidiary, Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), in January 2009, reached an agreement in principle to settle for US$1.5 million a matter concerning alleged violations of the national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for benzene waste operations at the…
Sunoco, Inc.’s subsidiary, Sunoco, Inc. (R&M), in the fourth quarter of 2008, reached an agreement in principle with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on matters concerning the Company’s Haverhill, Ohio, chemical facility.
The matter was settled for US$400,000. The settlement is…
Sunoco, Inc., in November 2008, settled with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection a matter on reported deviations of the Eagle Point refinery, including permit exceedances, monitoring deficiencies and equipment maintenance issues.
The Company paid US$230,000 in penalties.
In September 2007,…
FirstEnergy Corp., as of Dec. 31, 2008, had about US$1.7 billion invested in external trusts to be used for the decommissioning and environmental remediation of Davis-Besse (Oak Harbor, Ohio), Beaver Valley (Shippingport, Pa.), Perry (N. Perry Village, Ohio) and Three…
Sunoco, Inc. is engaged in settlement discussions with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection over an alleged violation of certain provisions of the New Jersey Air Pollution Control Act and related regulations as a result of failed stack tests.
In…
The asset retirement obligation for estimated closure and closed- site monitoring costs recorded on OfficeMax Incorporated’s Consolidated Balance Sheet was US$4.2 million for both Dec. 27, 2008 and Dec. 29, 2007.
These obligations are related to assets held for sale.
Environmental liabilities…
FirstEnergy Corp.’s total environmental liabilities of about US$90 million have been accrued through Dec. 31, 2008.
The Company’s Utilities (Ohio Edison Company, The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, Pennsylvania Power Company, Jersey Central Power & Light Company, Metropolitan…
Eastman Chemical Company’s cash expenditures related to environmental protection and improvement were estimated to be US$218 million in 2008, US$209 million in 2007, and US$214 million in 2006.
These amounts were primarily for operating costs associated with environmental protection equipment and…
Sunoco, Inc. says that the Marcus Hook refinery is subject to ongoing remediation efforts to control mitigation of contaminated groundwater and surface water.
In August 2007, Company subsidiary Sunoco, Inc. (R&M) received a proposed Consent Agreement and Order from the Pennsylvania…
Eastman Chemical Company’s subsidiary, Eastman Chemical Resins Inc. (ECR Subsidiary), continues to face a complaint for clean air act violations at its West Elizabeth, Jefferson Borough, Allegheny County, Pa. site.
In December 2005, ECR Subsidiary received a Notice of Violation (NOV)…