PEABODY ENERGY: Still Subject Kivalina’s Action in Calif. Court

Peabody Energy Corporation continues to be involved in an environmental action styled Native Village of Kivalina and City of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al.

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

PEABODY ENERGY: Gold Fields in Talks to Settle Okla. Remediation

Peabody Energy Corporation’s Gold Fields Mining, LLC affiliate continues to participate in discussions to settle remediation matters at Picher, Okla.

In June 2005, Gold Fields and other potentially responsible parties received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that…

PEABODY ENERGY: Posts $51.6MM Liabilities for Remediation Costs

Peabody Energy Corporation’s undiscounted liabilities for environmental cleanup-related costs for various sites were US$51.6 million as of June 30, 2011 and US$51.1 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.

Of those amounts, about US$6.6 million as of June 30, 2011 and US$6.3…

PEABODY ENERGY: Kivalina Pollution Lawsuit Stayed Until June 15

Peabody Energy Corporation says the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has stayed environmental litigation styled Native Village of Kivalina and City of Kivalina v. ExxonMobil Corporation, et al. until June 15, 2011.

In February 2008, the Native Village…

PEABODY ENERGY: Gold Fields Potentially Liable at Five NPL Sites

Peabody Energy Corporation says subsidiary Gold Fields Mining, LLC or a former affiliate has been named a potentially responsible party at five national priority list sites based on the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.

Claims were asserted at 13…

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: Reserves $407M for Remediation at June 30

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, as of June 30, 2009, reserved US$407 million for environmental remediation, according to the Company’s latest quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As of June 30, 2009, the Company participated in or monitored remedial activities…

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…

PEABODY ENERGY: Faces Alaskan Villages’ Complaint on Erosion

Peabody Energy Corporation continues to face a suit filed in February 2008 by the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company, several owners of…

DUKE ENERGY: Awaits Ruling on Bid to Junk Global Warming Suit

Duke Energy Corporation is awaiting the ruling on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit, asserting global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions, filed on Feb. 26, 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by the…

PEABODY ENERGY: Alaskan Villages’ Global Warming Claims Persist

Peabody Energy Corporation remains a defendant a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California related to global warming.

In February 2008, the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina filed the lawsuit against…

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