It is anticipated that Xcel Energy Inc. will file a petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc in Hurricane Katrina-related litigation styled Comer vs. Xcel Energy Inc. et al.
In April 2006, the Company received notice of a purported class action…
Xcel Energy Inc. says that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, on Oct. 15, 2009, dismissed on constitutional grounds an environmental lawsuit styled Native Village of Kivalina vs. Xcel Energy Inc. et al.
It is unknown whether…
Xcel Energy Inc. says that, at Sept. 30, 2009, the liability for the cost of remediating for manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites was estimated to be US$103.1 million, of which US$7.2 million was considered to be a current liability.
The Company…
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s subsidiary, CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp. (CERC), at June 30, 2009, had accrued US$14 million for remediation of manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites in Minnesota.
The estimated range of possible remediation costs for these sites was US$4 million to…
The Mosaic Company continues to engage in ongoing discussions with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives to resolve matters over “New Source Review” requirements of the Clean Air Act.
In January 2006 and March 2007, EPA Region 6 submitted administrative subpoenas to…
The Mosaic Company is in discussions with federal authorities over the prevention of migratory bird fatalities at the Company’s potash facility in Carlsbad, N.M.
The Company’s potash facility has implemented a program, in cooperation with federal authorities, to prevent and mitigate…
The Mosaic Company says that environmental matters concerning kiln testing issues for the production of Mutltifos animal feed at its New Wales, Fla., phosphate concentrates plant are ongoing.
The Company has reported to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida…
General Mills, Inc., as of May 31, 2009, was involved in four active cleanup sites associated with the alleged or threatened release of hazardous substances or wastes located in: Sauget, Ill.; Minneapolis; Carter, Mont.; and Moonachie, N.J.
These matters involve several…
Apogee Enterprises, Inc., as of May 30, 2009, had US$2.2 million of environmental liabilities.
No other environmental-related matters were disclosed in the Company’s quarterly report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2009.
Minneapolis-based Apogee Enterprises, Inc. designs and…
The Secretary of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, in March 2009, issued a final permit for The Mosaic Company to mine the Hardee County extension of the Company’s South Ford Meade Mine in central Florida.
The mining reserves of the…