NEWELL RUBBERMAID: Contesting G&E Office Fines on Storage Breach

Newell Rubbermaid Inc. plans to continue to contest the City of Sao Paulo’s Green and Environmental Office’s fines on alleged improper storage of hazardous materials at the Company’s tool manufacturing facility located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The G&E Office seeks up…

FPL GROUP: Discovery Proceedings in Georgia Power Lawsuit Stayed

Discovery in an environmental case filed against Georgia Power Company and other subsidiaries of The Southern Company has been stayed since June 2001.

The federal district court, on June 2001, also administratively closed the case and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

SCANA CORP: Completing Feasibility Study for AER Cleanup in 2009

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), a wholly owned subsidiary of SCANA Corp., has been named, along with 53 others, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a potentially responsible party at the Alternate Energy Resources, Inc. (AER) Superfund…

COCA-COLA ENT: Named PRP at 40 Federal, 11 State Superfund Sites

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. has been named as a potentially responsible party at 40 U.S. federal and 11 U.S. state Superfund sites, according to the Company’s annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 13, 2009.

However, with respect…

COCA-COLA ENT: Finalizing Deal w/ CSL on 18.4-Acre Tract Cleanup

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. is in the process of finalizing a formal settlement agreement with CSL of Texas, Inc.’s former shareholders over cleanup at an 18.4-acre tract formerly owned by CSL on Holleman Drive, College Station, Tex.

In 1999, the Company acquired…

COCA-COLA ENT: $700T on Beede Waste Superfund Site Paid in Nov.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., in November 2008, made a settlement payment of US$700,000 concerning the Beede Waste Oil Superfund site in Plaistow, N.H.

In 2001, the Company was named as one of several thousand potentially parties (PRPs) at the New Hampshire site,…

COCA-COLA ENT: Appeal on Calif. Action v. BCI, PAI Still Pending

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. says that the City of Los Angeles’ appeal in a suit filed against its subsidiary, BCI Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Los Angeles, is pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

In October 2002, the…

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: Has $35.6M Environmental Reserves at Dec. 31

Exide Technologies’ reserves for on-site and off-site environmental remediation costs were US$35.6 million as of Dec. 31, 2008, compared with US$39.1 million as of March 31, 2008.

The Company is exposed to liabilities under Environmental, Health & Safety laws arising from…

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: Tampa Site Cleanup to Cost $12.5M to $20.5M

Exide Technologies says that remediation costs of its former Tampa, Fla., plant is estimated to range from US$12.5 million to US$20.5 million depending on final State of Florida requirements, according to the Company’s quarterly report for the period ended Dec.…

EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES: Ga. Site Cleanup to Cost From $6Mil to $9Mil

Exide Technologies says that costs for investigations, remediation, and site closure at its Columbus, Ga., plant are estimated at US$6 million and US$9 million, according to the Company’s quarterly report for the period ended Dec. 31, 2008.

The Columbus site is…

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