The U.S. Attorney’s office, on Aug. 5, 2008, informed The Boeing Company that it was closing its investigation and declining to prosecute the Company for alleged criminal violations of the Clean Water Act.
In November 2005, the Company received a grand…
Disputes are ongoing on the compliance to The Boeing Company’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit regarding the Company’s Santa Susana Field Laboratory site in Simi Valley, Calif.
The Company’s NPDES permit, issued by the California Regional Water Quality…
The ServiceMaster Company’s subsidiary, Terminix, is in negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency to resolve Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) matters with respect to the Vertut Packaging and Blending Superfund Site in Memphis, Tenn.
On April 11,…
The ServiceMaster Company’s subsidiary is working with its environmental consultants to develop a final remediation plan regarding soil contamination allegedly caused by spills of fertilizer from its trucks and tanks.
On April 22, 2008, subsidiary TruGreen LawnCare met with the…
CHICAGO, Illinois — October 17, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has reached an agreement with Vesuvius USA Corp. on alleged violations of EPA regulations to protect stratospheric ozone at the company’s ceramic parts manufacturing plant in…
CHICAGO, Illinois — October 15, 2008 — The state of Ohio has requested a change in how it administers a federal program to control water pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations. EPA has proposed approving the state’s request and will…
CHICAGO, Illinois — October 15, 2008 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 hosts a meeting about its Superfund cleanup in Texas Township, Mich. (near Kalamazoo), Tuesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., at Texas Township Hall, 7110 West Q Ave. Officials…
CHICAGO, Illinois — October 9, 2008 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 begins a construction project the week of Oct. 20 to bring municipal water line connections to about 30 homes in Elkhart, Ind.’s Lane Street area.
All of the…
Material Sciences Corporation’s environmental reserves were about US$1.5 million as of Aug. 31, 2008, compared with US$1 million as of Feb. 29, 2008.
The Company has estimated its range of exposure for all known environmental liabilities from US$1.4 million to…
CHICAGO, Illinois — October 10, 2008 — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 has issued an administrative order under the Clean Air Act to the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, requiring the university to comply with its state operating permit…