The District Court of Appeal, on February 2009, upheld the issuance of an environmental resource permit for the Ona extension of The Mosaic Company’s phosphate mines in central Florida.
Certain counties and other petitioners challenged the issuance of the permit, alleging…
The Mosaic Company faces a possible enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice over apparent violations of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA).
The DOJ sent a letter dated…
The Mosaic Company accrued US$29 million at Feb. 28, 2009 for environmental remediation, compared with US$22.8 million at May 31, 2008.
The Company accrued about US$29.1 million for environmental matters at Nov. 30, 2008. (Lloyds Environmental Litigation Reporter, Jan. 20, 2009)
The…
The Mosaic Company says that, on Feb. 17, 2009, Sierra Club, Inc., Joseph Rehill, John Korvick, Mary Sheppard and Manasota-88, Inc. brought two lawsuits in the Manatee County Circuit Court.
These suits allege procedural defects by the Manatee County Board of…
The Mosaic Company says that, during the Jan. 15, 2009 and Feb. 5, 2009 hearings, the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners (Manatee County Board) granted all necessary approvals to begin mining the Altman Extension of the Company’s Four Corners…
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…
The Mosaic Company is considering a potential enforcement action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice over compliance with National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for hydrogen fluoride (NESHAP).
In August 2008, the Company attended…
The Mosaic Company is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on matters concerning Notices of Violation (NOVs) related to the handling of hazardous waste at certain Company sites in Florida.
The EPA Office…
The Mosaic Company says that a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers, over the issuance of a federal wetlands permit for the Altman Extension of the Company’s Four Corners mine in central Florida, is stayed.
The Corps issued the permit…
The Mosaic Company is complying with alternate financial tests for phosphogypsum management systems in Florida and Louisiana.
In February 2005, the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission approved certain modifications to the financial assurance rules for the closure and long-term care of phosphogypsum…