AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Records $11M of Cleanup Expense Before Jan. 1

American Electric Power Company, Inc.’s subsidiary, Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M) recorded about US$11 million of remediation expense prior to Jan. 1, 2010, US$3 million of which I&M recorded in March 2009.

In March 2008, I&M received a letter from the…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Superfund, EPCRA Request Received March 2010

American Electric Power Company, Inc., in March 2010, received a request to show cause from the Federal Environmental Protection Agency alleging that certain reporting requirements under Superfund and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) had been violated and…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Named in Amended Complaint Over CO2 Emissions

American Electric Power Company, Inc. is named as a defendant in a pending fourth amended complaint alleging that carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions exacerbated the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

In October 2009, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a decision by…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Appeal on Jointly-Owned Beckjord Unit Ongoing

American Electric Power Company, Inc. says that defendants and the plaintiffs’ appeal over a case involving the jointly-owned Beckjord unit is pending in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The Federal Environmental Protection Agency, certain special interest groups and a number…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Appeal on Kivalina Lawsuit Dismissal Pending

American Electric Power Company, Inc. says that plaintiffs’ appeal over the decision to dismiss an environmental lawsuit regarding pollution at Kivalina, Alaska, is pending.

In 2008, the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina, Alaska, filed a lawsuit in…

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…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Dismissal Bid on Kivalina CO2 Action Pending

American Electric Power Company, Inc. says that defendants’ motion to dismiss the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina, Alaska’s lawsuit on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is still pending.

In February 2008, Kivalina filed a lawsuit in Federal Court…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: I&M Records $3M in March 2009 for Remediation

American Electrical Power Company, Inc. says that its subsidiary, Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), recorded remediation expense of US$3 million in March 2009.

By-products from the generation of electricity include materials such as ash, slag, sludge, low-level radioactive waste and spent…

AMERICAN ELECTRIC: Still Has Claims on Carbon Dioxide Emissions

American Electric Power Company, Inc. and its subsidiary, American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC), are parties to public nuisance litigation on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

In 2004, eight states and the City of New York filed an action in Federal District…

DUKE ENERGY IND: Appeal on CO2 Suit Still Pending in 2nd Circuit

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. reports that there have been no updates to the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) litigation since oral arguments were held before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on June 7, 2006.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New…

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