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October 2009

UGI CORP: AmeriGas Still Seeks Information on Saranac Lake Site

UGI Corporation’s affiliate, AmeriGas Partners, L.P., continues to seek additional environmental information about a site in Saranac Lake, N.Y.

By letter dated March 6, 2008, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) notified AmeriGas unit AmeriGas Propane, L.P. that…

PIONEER NATURAL: Colorado Claim on Stormwater Violations Ongoing

The State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental Water Quality Control Division’s claim on alleged stormwater regulations violations by Pioneer Natural Resources Company is ongoing.

On May 13, 2008, the Company was served with a Notice of Violation/Cease and…

CONSTELLATION ENERGY: Claim on Keystone Plant Violations Ongoing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s claim against a Constellation Energy Group, Inc. subsidiary and other parties, on alleged violations at the Keystone coal-fired power plant in Shelocta, Pa., is ongoing.

In January 2009, the EPA issued a notice of violation (NOV)…

SMURFIT-STONE: Reserves $17M at June 30 for Envt’l. Liabilities

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, as of June 30, 2009, had about US$17 million reserved for environmental liabilities included primarily in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.

The Company faces potential liability for remediation at certain owned and formerly owned facilities,…

APACHE CORP: Reserves $28M for Environmental Cleanup at June 30

Apache Corporation, as of June 30, 2009, had an undiscounted reserve for environmental remediation of about US$28 million, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Company is not aware of any environmental claims…

ARCHER-DANIELS: Spends $117M in ‘09 for Environmental Compliance

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, during the year ended June 30, 2009, spent US$117 million for equipment, facilities, and programs for pollution control and compliance with the requirements of various environmental agencies.

Decatur, Ill.-based Archer-Daniels-Midland Company processes oilseeds, corn, wheat, cocoa, and other feedstuffs.…

ESTEE LAUDER: Motion in Blydenburgh Landfill Claim Still Pending

The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. and other parties are awaiting court approval to a court decree to resolve an action on the Blydenburgh landfill in Islip, N.Y.

In 1999, the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York…

NORTHEAST UTILITIES: Spends $14.5M for Mass. River Site Cleanup

Northeast Utilities, as of June 30, 2009, spent US$14.5 million of a US$17 million environmental reserve at a river site in Massachusetts, leaving reserves of US$2.5 million.

Holyoke Water Power Company (HWP) is a Company subsidiary that remains in the process…

AES CORP: Various Claims on Horto Renner Site Ongoing in Brazil

The AES Corporation says that various environmental claims, on a wooded are known as “Horto Renner,” in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, are ongoing.

Company subsidiary AES Florestal, Ltd. had been operating a pole factory and had other…

UGI CORP: Utilities Defends Against Claims on Out-of-State Sites

UGI Corporation’s subsidiary, UGI Utilities, Inc., is currently litigating three environmental claims against it relating to out- of-state sites.

UGI Utilities has been notified of several sites outside Pennsylvania on which private parties allege manufactured gas plants (MGPs) were formerly owned…

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