PEPCO HOLDINGS: DPL Posts $5MM Cost for Indian River Oil Release

Pepco Holdings, Inc.’s Delmarva Power & Light Company unit (DPL), as of June 30, 2011, accrued US$5 million for expected future costs to fulfill its obligations under the consent agreement regarding the Indian River oil release, of which about US$1…

PEPCO HOLDINGS: Involved in Benning Road Environmental Matters

Pepco Holdings, Inc. continues to be involved in environmental matters regarding the Benning Road site.

In September 2010, the Company received a letter from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency stating that EPA and the District of Columbia Department of the Environment (DDOE)…

PEPCO HOLDINGS: Settlement of Price’s Pit Claim Entered June 21

Pepco Holdings, Inc. says that a settlement regarding litigation on Price’s Pit superfund site in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., was entered on June 21, 2011.

Company unit Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE) owns a transmission and distribution right-of-way that traverses Price’s…

DUKE ENERGY IND: EPA Developing Mercury Emission Standards

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will now develop emission standards for utility units under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, thus abiding by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s…

DUKE ENERGY: EPA Abiding with Appeals Court Decision on CAMR

Duke Energy Corporation reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will not develop emission standards for utility units under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, thus abiding by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s (D.C.…

EXXONMOBIL: To Pay $6M Civil Penalty for Violating CAA Agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 17, 2008 — ExxonMobil has agreed to pay nearly $6.1 million in civil penalties for violating the terms of a 2005 court-approved Clean Air Act agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection…

GEN. MARITIME: Co. and 2 Employees Found Guilty of Envtl. Crimes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — November 26, 2008 — A federal jury in Corpus Christi, Texas returned guilty verdicts against General Maritime Management (Portugal), the operator of a fleet of tanker vessels, Chief Engineer Antonio Rodrigues, and First Engineer Jose Cavadas, for…

DOMTAR CORP: Seaspan Int’l. Settlement Pact Terminated on June 3

Domtar Corporation’s subsidiary, on June 3, 2008, was notified by Seaspan International Ltd. that it terminated a settlement agreement related to alleged contamination of Seaspan’s site in British Columbia. The Company has recorded a provision to address potential exposure.

Previously,…

PROGRESS ENERGY: D.C. Court of Appeals Vacated CAIR in July 11

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Court of Appeals), on July 11, 2008, has vacated the Environmental Protection Agency’s implementation of the Clean Air Interstate Rule in its entirety, Progress Energy, Inc. reports in its…