NORTHEAST UTILITIES: Has $12.9MM Liability for Keene, Yankee Gas

Northeast Utilities, as of June 30, 2010, recorded US$12.9 million in long-term liabilities for environmental matters in Keene, N.H., and Yankee Gas Service Company.

Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH), a Company subsidiary, has conducted substantial investigative activities and evaluated…

COCA-COLA ENT: $700T on Beede Waste Superfund Site Paid in Nov.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., in November 2008, made a settlement payment of US$700,000 concerning the Beede Waste Oil Superfund site in Plaistow, N.H.

In 2001, the Company was named as one of several thousand potentially parties (PRPs) at the New Hampshire site,…

STANDEX INTERNATIONAL: Has $1.2M Remaining Accrual for Cleanup

Standex International Corporation has a remaining accrual of US$1.2 million relating to the removal of various PCB-contaminated materials and soils at a site where the Company conducted operations from 1967 to 1979.

In 2008, the Company entered into an Administrative Order…

LEAD PAINT DISCLOSURE: Two Real Estate Corps. Face Violations

U.S. — November 6, 2008 — The corporate owners of numerous Coldwell Banker real estate brokerage offices in southern Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island face civil penalties for over 100 violations of lead paint disclosure rules.

The two real…

MATERIAL INSTALLATIONS: Gets Fine for Vehicle Idling Violations

BOSTON, Massachusetts — October 6, 2008 Material Installations,

Inc, a furniture installation company in North Andover, will pay

an Environmental Protection Agency fine of $34,692 for repeated

violations of the Massachusetts 5-minute vehicle idling limit. The

case settlement, which was…

N.H. LANDLORDS: Faces Fines for Failing to Warn About Lead Paint

BOSTON, Massachusetts — September 24, 2008 Several Manchester, N.H.-based landlords face fines for violations of federal lead paint disclosure laws. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards.

In recent complaints, EPA alleges that Biren Properties, Inc.,…

DUKE ENERGY: Disputes on Global Warming Suit in N.Y. Continue

Duke Energy Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cinergy Corp., continues to be named as a defendant in a public nuisance lawsuit for alleged contribution to global warming.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New York, California, Iowa, New Jersey, Rhode Island,…