3M Company entered into a voluntary remedial action agreement with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to address the presence of PFCs in the soil at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Decatur, Ala.
For about 20 years, the Company incorporated…
3M Company continues to face a PFC contamination case, which was filed in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County, Ala.
In March 2011, several residents of Lawrence County filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County seeking unspecified compensatory…
Vulcan Materials Company says discovery in a perchloroethylene (perc) contamination case involving California Water Service Company is ongoing.
Perc, which was manufactured by the Company’s former Chemicals business, is a cleaning solvent used in dry cleaning and other industrial applications.
On June…
Vulcan Materials Company says that discovery in the Suffolk County Water Authority’s perchloroethylene (perc) is ongoing.
Perc, which was manufactured by the Company’s former Chemicals business, is a cleaning solvent used in dry cleaning and other industrial applications.
On July 29, 2010,…
Vulcan Materials Company says that a September 2012 trial has been set for a perchloroethylene (perc) contamination case filed by the City of Sunnyvale, Calif.
Perc, which was manufactured by the Company’s former Chemicals business, is a cleaning solvent used in…
Arrow Electronics, Inc. continues to be involved in environmental matters at the site in Huntsville, Ala.
Characterization of the extent of contaminated soil and groundwater continues at the Huntsville site. Under the direction of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, about…
Vulcan Materials Company says a trial date of April 4, 2011 has been set for a case involving perchloroethylene (perc) styled L’Henry, Inc., d/b/a O’Henry Cleaners and Cyril V. Francois, LLC v. Vulcan and Dow.
Plaintiffs are the owners of a…
Arrow Electronics, Inc. continues to be engaged in cleanup or investigative activities at Wyle Electronics’ sites in Huntsville, Ala., and Norco, Calif.
In connection with the 2000 purchase of Wyle from the VEBA Group, the Company assumed certain of the then…
Wolverine Tube, Inc., at Sept. 28, 2008, has accrued undiscounted estimated environmental remediation costs of US$9.6 million related to its operating facilities.
The Company said it has received various communications from regulatory authorities concerning certain environmental matters.
The US$9.6 million accrued at…
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…