PEPSIAMERICAS: Self-Insured Retention Totals $58.1M at Sept. 30

PepsiAmericas, Inc. recorded a remaining self-insured retention of US$58.1 million at the end of the first nine months of 2008.

During fiscal year 2002, as part of a comprehensive program concerning environmental liabilities related to the former Whitman Corporation subsidiaries, the…

PEPSIAMERICAS: Still Faces Contamination Claims for Willits Site

PepsiAmericas, Inc. remains a defendant in lawsuits regarding chemicals and metals contamination at a facility in Willits, Calif.

From about 1945 to 1995, various entities owned and operated a facility that manufactured hydraulic equipment in Willits, Calif. The plant site was…

ALLETE INC: Still Assessing Coverage with Insurer for Wis. Site

ALLETE, Inc. is working with its insurance carrier to determine the availability of insurance to cover Superior Water, Light and Power Company’s liability for soil contamination on a property adjoining a former manufactured gas plant site in Wisconsin.

SWL&P owned and…

3M CO: Still Works with MPCA to Clean Up PFCs in Minnesota Sites

3M Company is still working with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to address the presence of perfluoronated compounds (PFCs) in the soil and groundwater at former disposal sites in Washington County and at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Cottage…

ALLETE INC: In Talks w/ EPA on New Source Review Breaches in MN

ALLETE, Inc. is engaged in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding resolution of alleged violations of the New Source Review (NSR) requirements of the Clean Air Act at Boswell Units 1-4 and Laskin Unit 2.

On Aug. 8, 2008, Minnesota…

TRAVELERS COS: Has $485M Net Environmental Reserves at Sept. 30

The Travelers Companies, Inc., at Sept. 30, 2008, had net reserves of US$485 million for environmental matters, compared with US$512 million at Sept. 30, 2007.

Net paid losses in the first nine months of 2008 and 2007 were US$90 million…

MOSAIC: Disputes on Authorizations to Mine Altman Ext. Continue

The Mosaic Company is still engaged in disputes regarding authorizations from Manatee County necessary to mine the Altman Extension of the Four Corners Mine in central Florida.

The Company was created to serve as the parent company of the business formed…

MOSAIC CO: EPA & DOJ Talks on Handling Breaches in Fla. Ongoing

The Mosaic Company is still in discussions with the U.S. Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency regarding violations related to the handling of hazardous waste at its facilities in Florida.

The Company has received Notices of Violation (NOVs)…

MOSAIC CO: Faces Possible EPCRA Breaches in Manufacturing Units

The Mosaic Company is facing possible violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at its phosphoric acid manufacturing facilities.

The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter dated July 28, 2008, to major U.S. phosphoric acid manufacturers, including…

MOSAIC CO: To Meet with KDHE in ‘08 on Hutchinson Sinkhole Probe

The Mosaic Company expects to meet with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) later in 2008 to discuss testing results and propose measures to address risks presented by five former salt solution mining wells at its Hutchinson, Kans.…

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