Union Pacific Corporation, at Sept. 30, 2008, has environmental liabilities of US$208 million, compared with US$204 million at Sept. 30, 2007.
During the six months ended Sept. 30, 2008, the Company recorded accruals of US$34 million and made payments of US$35…
The Dow Chemical Company, at Sept. 30, 2008, had accrued obligations of US$306 million for environmental remediation and restoration costs, including US$23 million for the remediation of Superfund sites.
The Company’s accruals for environmental matters are recorded when it is probable…
SEATTLE, Washington — November 10, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a unilateral administrative order to international mining company Newmont USA Limited and its subsidiary Dawn Mining Company, LLC, to continue treating contaminated water at the Midnite Mine…
Abbott Laboratories has recorded reserve balance of about US$205 million for its legal proceedings and environmental exposures at Sept. 30, 2008.
The Company has been identified as a potentially responsible party for investigation and cleanup costs at a number of locations…
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. continues to manage the remediation of its 56th Street facility in Phoenix, Ariz., under the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund Program.
In 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency initiated an inquiry on the Company’s…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in May 2008 denied Waste Services, Inc.’s appeal to dismiss a lawsuit against Waste Management, Inc., according to the company’s latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities…
Raytheon Company’s estimate of total environmental remediation costs is US$159 million at Sept. 28, 2008.
Discounted at weighted-average risk-free rate of 5.7%, Raytheon estimates the liability at US$111 million before U.S. Government recovery and had the amount accrued at Sept. 28,…
The U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, in August 2008, gave final approval to Modine Manufacturing Company’s settlement of disputes in an alleged class action matter on solvents that were allegedly released to groundwater and air. The Company was…
SEATTLE, Washington — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in its continuing effort to protect the public from illegally produced, improperly labeled, and misused pesticides in the Pacific Northwest, has reached settlements with four companies for violations…
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) claim against Hercules Incorporated and other parties regarding the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in McGregor, Tex., persists.
The McGregor, Tex. Site is a government-owned facility, which was…