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…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency currently considers Murphy Oil Corporation to be a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) at two Superfund sites.
The potential total cost to all parties to perform necessary remedial work at these sites may be substantial. However, based…
Litigation arising out of a June 10, 2003 fire in the Residual Oil Supercritical Extraction (ROSE) unit at Murphy Oil Corporation’s Meraux, La., refinery was settled in July 2009 and memorialized via a filing in the U.S. District Court for…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the District Attorney for Orange County, Calif., are negotiating to resolve hazardous waste handling matters.
The District Attorney has alleged that the Company’s store in Foothill Ranch, Calif., failed to comply with certain California statutes regulating hazardous…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. says that talks among parties to resolve issues related to refrigerant-handling practices are ongoing.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approached a grocery industry group to resolve issues relating to refrigerant-handling practices and to reduce the use of ozone-depleting…
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of California’s investigation on Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s handling of hazardous materials and hazardous waste is ongoing.
The Company has received administrative document requests from the California Department of Toxic Substances Control requesting documents…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s subsidiary, Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc. is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to resolve alleged violations of a permit issued by USACE in 2003.
In January 2007, Wal-Mart Puerto Rico became aware that USACE was…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Coolbaugh Township in Monroe County, Pa., on April 28, 2009, reached a settlement in principle over matters involving wastewater discharge.
Under the settlement, the Company agreed to pay US$400,000 to resolve the claims.
In December 2008, the Company…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the District Attorney for Solano County, Calif., are negotiating to resolve hazardous waste handling matters.
The District Attorney has alleged that the Company’s store in Vacaville, Calif., failed to comply with certain California statutes regulating hazardous waste…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. says that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California’s investigation into the Company’s alleged breaches of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Clean Water Act, and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Statute, is…