Duke Energy Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cinergy Corp., continues to be named as a defendant in a public nuisance lawsuit for alleged contribution to global warming.
In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island,…
The Southern Company is awaiting ruling on motions 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 Native Village…
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, on July 24, 2008, granted partial summary judgment in favor of The Southern Company’s subsidiary Alabama Power Co. regarding the proper legal test for determining whether projects at certain coal-fired…
The Southern Company reports that subsidiary Gulf Power Company’s environmental remediation liability includes estimated costs of environmental remediation projects of about US$67.1 million as of June 30, 2008.
The estimated costs relate to site closure criteria by the Florida Department of…
The Southern Company continues to face complaints alleging that the Company’s carbon dioxide emissions contribute to global warming.
In July 2004, attorneys general from eight states, each outside of Southern Company’s service territory, and the corporation counsel for New York City…