GREAT PLAINS: Estimates $1-Bil. for Envt’l. Capital Expenditures

Great Plains Energy Incorporated’s and Kansas City Power & Light Company’s (KCP&L) current estimate of capital expenditures to comply with the currently-effective Clean Air Interstate Rule, the replacement to CAIR or the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, the best available retrofit…

MOSAIC CO: Still Involved in Hutchinson, Kans. Sinkhole Matters

The Mosaic Company, since January 2005, has been involved in environmental matters concerning a sinkhole that developed at a former IMC Global Inc. salt solution mining and steam extraction facility in Hutchinson, Kans.

Under Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)…

MOSAIC CO: Careyville Lawsuit v. Vigindustries Ongoing in Kansas

A lawsuit filed on Jan. 6, 2010 by 11 residents of the Careyville development is ongoing against The Mosaic Company’s subsidiary, Vigindustries Inc., in the District Court of Reno County, Kans.

The Company purchased a number of homes in the Careyville…

MOSAIC CO: In Talks with KDHE, Hutchinson over Sinkhole Measures

The Mosaic Company is negotiating an agreement with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the City of Hutchinson, Kans., over measures to address risks presented by five former wells.

In January 2005, a sinkhole developed at a former…

WILLIAMS PARTNERS: Records $3.3M Liability for Conway Facilities

Williams Partners L.P., at Dec. 31, 2008, had accrued environmental liabilities totaling US$3.3 million for costs concerning its Conway, Kans., storage facilities.

The Company is a participant in certain environmental remediation activities associated with soil and groundwater contamination at its Conway…

EMBARQ CORP: Working with EPA on Consent Orders on Plant Sites

Embarq Corporation and other parties are working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at three former manufactured gas plant sites under administrative consent orders.

Seven former manufactured gas plant sites have been identified that may have been owned or operated by…

MOSAIC CO: Awaits KDHE Response on Hutchinson Sinkhole Measures

The Mosaic Company is awaiting a response from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) over proposed measures at the Company’s sinkhole, located at the salt solution mining and steam extraction facility in Hutchinson, Kans.

In January 2005, the 210-foot…

U.S. STEEL: Developing Action Plan for Former Kans. Smelter Site

United States Steel Corporation is developing a Corrective Action Plan that will include a proposed remedial measure for impacted soils at a former zinc smelter site in Girard, Kans., the Company disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q…

U.S. STEEL: DOJ’s Claim on Cleanup Costs for Zinc Site Persists

United States Steel Corporation continues to face the U.S. Department of Justice’s claim for past costs regarding the remediation of the National Zinc site in Kansas.

On Dec. 20, 2002, the Company received a letter from the Kansas Department of Health…

ALCOA: Air Emission Compliance Issue at Kans. Site Closed in 3Q

Matters regarding alleged non-compliance with certain federal air emission regulations at Alcoa Inc.’s Hutchinson, Kansas facility has been closed, the Company disclosed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended Sept. 30, 2008.

Previously, on March 7, 2008,…

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