134 articles for

September 2009

INTEGRYS ENERGY: Silver Lake Consent Judgment Approved June 2009

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. says that all environmental claims regarding the Silver Lake reservoir have been resolved with the State of Michigan and a Consent Judgment on the environmental matters was filed and approved in June 2009.

In May 2003, a…

DUKE ENERGY: Accrues $65M for Environmental Activity at June 30

Duke Energy Corporation had total accruals related to extended environmental-related activities of about US$65 million as of June 30, 2009 and US$55 million as of Dec. 31, 2008.

These accruals represent the Company’s provisions for costs associated with remediation activities at…

PEABODY ENERGY: Records $6.5M Accrued Envt’l. Expense at June 30

Peabody Energy Corporation’s accrued environmental expenses were US$6.5 million as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$7.6 million as of Dec. 31, 2008.

Gold Fields Mining, LLC is a dormant, non-coal producing entity that was previously managed and owned by Hanson…

INTEGRYS ENERGY: Unit Still Potentially Liable at Waukegan Site

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.’s subsidiary, North Shore Gas Company (NSG) is still a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) at the Waukegan Coke Plant Site located in Waukegan, Ill.

The Waukegan Site…

PROGRESS ENERGY: Accrues $46M for Envt’l. Remediation at June 30

Progress Energy, Inc.’s total accruals for environmental remediation were US$46 million as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$53 million as of Dec. 31, 2008.

The accruals for manufactures gas plant (MGP) and other sites relate to two former MGP sites…

PROGRESS ENERGY: PEC Spent $2Mil for Ward Transformer, MGP Sites

Progress Energy, Inc.’s subsidiary, Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., for the three months ended June 30, 2009, spent about US$2 million and accrued about US$1 million for the Ward Transformer site located in Raleigh, N.C. and certain manufactured gas plant (MGP)…

MURPHY OIL: Named Potentially Responsible at Two Superfund Sites

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently considers Murphy Oil Corporation to be a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) at two Superfund sites.

The potential total cost to all parties to perform necessary remedial work at these sites may be substantial. However, based…

VALERO ENERGY: EPA Seeks $1M Penalty for Violations at Paulsboro

Valero Energy Corporation says that, on July 9, 2009, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a demand for a US$1,017,500 stipulated penalty under a Section 114 Consent Decree for an acid gas flaring incident in September 2008 at the Paulsboro…

DUKE ENERGY: Appeal on Dismissal of CO2 Litigation Still Pending

Duke Energy Corporation says that plaintiffs’ appeal over the dismissal of litigation involving carbon dioxide (CO2) is pending.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin and the City of New York…

INTEGRYS ENERGY: Estimates, Accrues $655.8MM for MGPs at June 30

Integrys Energy Group, Inc., as of June 30, 2009, estimated and accrued US$655.8 million of future undiscounted investigation and cleanup costs for all manufactured gas plant sites as of June 30, 2009.

The Company’s natural gas utilities are responsible for the…

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