Atmos Energy Corporation’s regulatory assets for environmental costs were US$685,000 as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$980,000 as of Dec. 31, 2008.
Dallas-based Atmos Energy Corporation is engaged in the regulated natural gas distribution and transmission and storage businesses as…
El Paso Electric Company has a provision for environmental remediation obligations of about US$900,000 as of June 30, 2009, related to compliance with federal and state environmental standards.
However, unforeseen expenses associated with environmental compliance or remediation may occur and could…
AT&T Inc. says that AT&T Corp. and the City of Philadelphia, in July 2009, settled a matter on alleged environmental breaches at an AT&T Corp. facility.
The matter was settled on terms that included civil penalties of less than US$100,000.
The City…
The New Mexico District Court, on July 31, 2009, approved dismissed the New Mexico Environmental Department’s (NMED) environmental lawsuit against El Paso Electric Company.
On Sept. 30, 2008, the State of New Mexico, acting on behalf of the NMED, filed a…
PG&E Corporation’s subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility), had an undiscounted and gross environmental remediation liability of US$594 million at June 30, 2009 and US$568 million at Dec. 31, 2008.
The US$594 million accrued at June 30, 2009 consists of:
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XTO Energy Inc, in June 2009, paid a fine of US$85,192 to resolve environmental violations at one of its platforms in the Cook Inlet of Alaska.
On March 31, 2005, the Division of Air Quality of the Department of Environmental Conservation…
PPL Corporation currently plans to spend up to US$50 million to upgrade and/or replace certain wastewater facilities in response to seepages and for other facility changes.
Seepages have been detected at active and retired wastewater basins at various Company plants in…
Ashland Inc.’s reserves for environmental remediation and asset retirement obligations amounted to US$233 million at June 30, 2009, US$149 million at Sept. 30, 2008, and US$160 million at June 30, 2008.
About US$186 million at June 30, 2009, US$112 million at…
Ashland Inc.’s environmental remediation expense, net of receivable activity, was US$12 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2009 and US$6 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2008.
The Company’s recorded receivable for probable insurance recoveries was US$36…
Lawsuits filed by the City of Monroe, Ohio, concerning cokemaking and involving AK Steel Holding Corporation are ongoing.
On Jan. 28, 2009, Monroe filed an action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against Middletown Coke Company,…