RELIANT ENERGY: Records $8M at Sept. 30 for Cleanup at NJ Sites

Reliant Energy, Inc., as of Sept. 30, 2008, recorded an US$8 million liability for the remediation of four power plants in New Jersey.

The Company is responsible for environmental costs related to site contamination investigations and remediation requirements at New Jersey…

RELIANT ENERGY: Global Warming Suit in Calif. Court Continues

Reliant Energy, Inc. is still facing a suit filed by the Native Village of Kivalina and the City of Kivalina in February 2008 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California regarding global warming caused by the…

RELIANT ENERGY: NJDEP Suit for Clean Air Violations Pending

Reliant Energy, Inc. continues to face a suit filed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection in December 2007, for alleged New Source Review violations at one of the Company’s power plants in Pennsylvania.

NJDEP filed the suit against the…

RELIANT ENERGY: Still Facing Discharge Permit Complaint in Pa.

Reliant Energy, Inc. continues to face a complaint filed in April 2007, alleging violation of its water discharge permit and related state and federal laws at its Conemaugh plant in Pennsylvania.

In April 2007, PennEnvironment and the Sierra Club filed a…