TYSON FOODS: MXN55.9MM CONAGUA Assessment Revoked Last March 30

Tyson Foods, Inc. says that, on March 30, 2011, the National Water Commission (CONAGUA), an agency of the Mexican government’s Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, revoked the regional office’s final determinations and an MXN55.9 million assessment.

In September 2009,…

TYSON FOODS: Continues to be Involved in IRW Action in Oklahoma

Tyson Foods, Inc. continues to be party to an environmental lawsuit involving the Illinois River Watershed (IRW) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

On June 19, 2005, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment…

TYSON FOODS: TdM Appeal in CONAGUA Case Still Pending in Mexico

Tyson Foods, Inc.’s says that subsidiary Tyson de Mexico’s (TdM) appeal on the regional office’s final determinations to the administrative courts of the National Water Commission’s (CONAGUA) in Mexico City is still pending.

In September 2009, CONAGUA, an agency of the…

TYSON FOODS: Appeal Court Denies Rehearing Motion in IRW Lawsuit

Tyson Foods, Inc. says the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the State of Oklahoma’s and the Cherokee Nation’s petition for rehearing or en banc review seeking reconsideration of a ruling in an environmental action involving the Illinois River Watershed…

TYSON FOODS: Cherokee, Oklahoma Rehearing Bid in IRW Case Denied

Tyson Foods, Inc. said that, on Oct. 6, 2010, the Cherokee Nation and the State of Oklahoma filed a petition for rehearing or en banc review seeking reconsideration of a ruling regarding the Illinois River Watershed (IRW), in which the…

TYSON FOODS: TdM Appeal on CONAGUA Case Still Pending in Mexico

Tyson Foods, Inc. says that subsidiary Tyson de Mexico’s (TdM) appeal of the regional office’s final determinations to the administrative courts of the National Water Commission (CONAGUA) is pending in Mexico City, Mexico.

In September 2009, CONAGUA, an agency of the…

TYSON FOODS: Trial in Okla. Environmental Case Set for Sept. ‘09

A trial in an environmental cased filed by the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Environment of the State of Oklahoma against Tyson Foods, Inc. and other parties is currently scheduled for September 2009.

On June 19, 2005, Oklahoma filed…

TYSON FOODS: TFM in Talks to Complete $2.02M Deal in Nebr. Case

Tyson Foods, Inc.’s subsidiary, Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. (TFM), is currently in negotiations to complete a US$$2,026,500 settlement of a case concerning alleged Clean Water Act breaches at TFM’s Dakota City, Nebr. Facility.

In 2004, TFM representatives met with the U.S.…

TYSON FOODS: To Pay $2.02M Fines for Clean Water Act Violations

Pursuant to subsequent negotiations, a settlement was reached on December 30, 2008, that would require Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., to pay US$2.02 million in penalties.

The settlement was related to the U.S. Department of Justice’s request that the Company enter into…