The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Victoria Division, on May 20, 2008, entered an agreed order of dismissal regarding alleged personal injury and property damage due to air emissions at a Texas facility of Alcoa Inc.’s…
Matters regarding alleged non-compliance with certain federal air emission regulations at Alcoa Inc.’s Hutchinson, Kansas facility has been closed, the Company disclosed in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Previously, on March 7, 2008,…
Monsanto Company is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to resolve hazardous waste management regulations breaches at its phosphorus manufacturing plant in Soda Springs, Idaho.
On Oct. 20, 2004, the EPA issued a Notice of Violation to the Company,…
Alcoa Inc. still retains responsibility for environmental matters at the waste disposal areas of Sherwin Alumina refinery in Texas.
In connection with the sale of the refinery, which was required to be divested as part of the Reynolds Metals merger…
Arrow Electronics, Inc. remains engaged in cleanup or investigative activities at Wyle Electronics’ sites in Huntsville, Ala., and Norco, Calif.
In 2000, the Company assumed certain of the then outstanding obligations of Wyle, including its 1994 indemnification of the purchasers…
Alcoa Inc.’s reserve balance for environmental remediation matters was US$280 million at Sept. 30, 2008, compared with US$279 million at Dec. 31, 2007.
Of these amounts, US$50 million was classified as a current liability at Sept. 30, 2008, compared with…
Monsanto Company is working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reach a resolution of its Clean Water Act violations at the South Rasmussen Mine near Soda Springs, Idaho.
On Sept. 17, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice…
Alcoa Inc. continues to await the Environmental Protection Agency’s Record of Decision regarding remediation at the Grasse River, adjacent to the Company’s Massena, N.Y. plant site.
The Company has been conducting investigations of the Grasse River for levels of polychlorinated biphenyl…
Alcoa Inc. continues to participate in environmental assessments and cleanups at various locations including:
(a) 31 owned or operating facilities and adjoining properties;
(b) 33 previously owned or operating facilities and adjoining properties; and
(c) 70 waste sites, including Superfund sites.
Based in…
The Environmental Protection Agency’s final review of a feasibility study regarding the remediation at Alcoa Inc.’s former East St. Louis, Ill., operations is still suspended.
In the second quarter of 2007, the EPA temporarily suspended its final review of the feasibility…