Delek US Holdings, Inc. is contesting the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) National Emphasis Program (NEP) citations regarding an explosion and fire at the Company’s Tyler, Tex., refinery.
On Nov. 20, 2008, an explosion and fire occurred at the Company’s…
American International Group, Inc.’s gross environmental liability for unpaid claims and claims adjustment expense was US$390 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009, compared with US$450 million during the six months ended June 30, 2008.
The Company’s net environmental…
Delek US Holdings, Inc. says that all requirements of a Waiver and Compliance Plan, on issues involving its refinery in Tyler, Tex., have been completed and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency terminated the Waiver in early June 2009.
Contemporaneous with the Tyler…
Delphi Corporation’s reserve for environmental investigation and remediation was US$99 million as of June 30, 2009, compared with US$106 million as of Dec. 31, 2008.
Of the US$99 million as of June 30, 2009, about US$10 million was recorded in accrued…
Mirant Corporation says that its subsidiary, Mirant Lovett, LLC and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), on July 17, 2009, entered into a consent order that resolved a proceeding initiated by the NYSDEC staff’s April 16, 2008…
Target Corporation is one of many defendants in a lawsuit filed on Feb. 13, 2008, by the State of California involving environmental matters that may involve potential monetary sanctions in excess of US$100,000.
The allegation, initially made by the California Air…
Avery Dennison environmental liabilities were US$59.2 million as of July 4, 2009, compared with US$58.5 million as of Dec. 27, 2008.
As of July 4, 2009, about US$12 million of the total balance is classified as short-term.
As of July 4, 2009,…
MDU Resources Group, Inc. says that, on July 30, 2009, the Sierra Club appealed the dismissal of its case and the denial of its motion for reconsideration on matters regarding the Big Stone Station.
In June 2008, the Sierra Club filed…
Mirant Corporation says Mirant MD Ash Management, LLC and Mirant Mid-Atlantic, LLC’s bid to dismiss the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE) lawsuit on the Faulkner Fly Ash Facility remains pending.
On April 2, 2008, the Environmental Integrity Project and the…
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLA) in connection with the Lemberger Landfill Superfund Site near Manitowoc, Wis.
About 150 potentially responsible parties have been identified as having shipped…