PPL CORP: PPL Montana Subject to Lawsuit on Breaches at Colstrip

PPL Corporation’s PPL Montana, LLC subsidiary is subject to an environmental lawsuit regarding alleged breaches at the Colstrip plant.

In 2007, six plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the Montana Sixteenth Judicial District Court against the Colstrip plant owners asserting property damage…

HOLLY CORP: Still Subject to Cut Bank Hill Environmental Claims

Holly Corporation is still subject to environmental matters regarding the Cut Bank Hill site in Montana.

Prior to the sale by Holly Corporation of the Montana Refining Company assets in 2006, MRC, along with other companies was the subject of several…

MDU RESOURCES: Fidelity Still Party to Suits on CNBG Development

MDU Resources Group, Inc.’s affiliate, Fidelity Exploration & Production Company, continues to be a party to and certain of its operations are or have been the subject of more than a half dozen lawsuits in Montana and Wyoming related to…

HOLLY CORP: MRC Still Party to Cut Bank Hill Environmental Cases

Holly Corporation’s former unit, Montana Refining Company (MRC), is involved in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s environmental claims at the Cut Bank Hill site in Montana.

Prior to the sale by the Company of…

PPL CORP: PPL Montana Involved in Colstrip Plant Envt’l. Issues

PPL Corporation’s affiliate, PPL Montana, LLC, is involved in environmental matters and litigation involving the Colstrip plant.

In May 2003, about 50 plaintiffs brought an action against PPL Montana and the other owners of the Colstrip plant alleging property damage from…

CHS INC: Cites $36M Environmental Capital Expenditures at May 31

CHS Inc. says that, as of May 31, 2009, the aggregate capital expenditures for the Company and National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) related to environmental settlements were about US$36 million.

The Company anticipates spending an additional US$3 million before December 2011.

In…

CHS INC: Settles Litigation on NOx Limits at Laurel, Mont. Plant

CHS Inc., during the nine months ended May 31, 2009, settled with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and paid US$165,000 in civil penalties over an action concerning nitrogen oxides (NOx) at the Company’s refinery in Laurel, Mont.

The MDEQ…

BNSF RAILWAY: Accrues $543M for Cleanup Obligations at 340 Sites

BNSF Railway Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, had accrued US$543 million as obligations for environmental matters at 340 sites.

The Company is involved in a number of administrative and judicial proceedings and other mandatory cleanup efforts for 340 sites, including 21…