DYNEGY INC: NPDES Permit for Moss Landing Facility Still Pending

Dynegy Inc. says that the California Regional Water Quality Control Board’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the Moss Landing power generating facility is pending.

The California Regional Water Quality Control Board issued an NPDES permit for the Moss…

DUKE ENERGY: Briefing in Inupiat Global Warming Lawsuit Ongoing

Duke Energy Corporation says that briefing in an environmental lawsuit filed by the governing bodies of an Inupiat village in Alaska is ongoing.

On Feb. 26, 2008, plaintiffs, the governing bodies of the Inupiat village filed suit in the U.S. Federal…

CHEVRON CORP: Still Involved in 19 Actions on MTBE Contamination

Chevron Corporation is a party to 19 pending lawsuits and claims regarding used methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), the majority of which involve numerous other petroleum marketers and refiners.

The Company and many other companies in the petroleum industry have used…

VULCAN MATERIALS: Trial in Sunnyvale Perc Case Set for Jan. 2012

Vulcan Materials Company says a trial date of Jan. 9, 2012 has been set for a case involving perchloroethylene (perc) styled styled City of Sunnyvale v. Legacy Vulcan Corporation, f/k/a Vulcan Materials Company.

Perc was a product manufactured by the Company’s…

TRANSOCEAN LTD: Still a PRP at Santa Fe Springs Site in Calif.

Transocean Ltd. continues to be a potentially responsible party in connection with a site located in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., known as the Waste Disposal, Inc. site.

The Company and other PRPs have agreed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and…

NEWMONT MINING: Potentially Liable at Grey Eagle Site in Calif.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified Newmont Mining Company as a potentially responsible party at the Grey Eagle Mine site near Happy Camp, Calif.

By letter dated Sept. 3, 2002, the EPA notified the Company that the EPA had expended…

RELIANCE STEEL: Involved in Cleanup Projects at EMJ’s Operations

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. is currently involved with certain environmental remediation projects related to activities at manufacturing operations of Earle M. Jorgensen Company (EMJ), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, that were sold many years prior to the…

SOCAL EDISON: Has $38M Cleanup Liability at June 30 for 23 Sites

Southern California Edison Company’s recorded estimated minimum liability to remediate its 23 identified sites was US$38 million as of June 30, 2010.

The Company said it believes that it is reasonably possible that cleanup costs at these identified sites could exceed…

NAVISTAR INT’L: Potentially Liable for Remediation at Four Sites

Navistar International Corporation has been named a potentially responsible party, in conjunction with other parties, in a number of cases arising under an environmental protection law, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, popularly known as the “Superfund” law.

Four…

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM: Records $378MM June 30 Envt’l. Liabilities

Occidental Petroleum Corporation, as of June 30, 2010, recorded environmental remediation liabilities of US$378 million, of which US$84 million is accrued and US$294 million is in deferred credits and other liabilities.

As of June 30, 2010, the Company participated in or…

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