ATLANATA, Georgia — November 7, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a settlement with Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division (MLGW) in Memphis, Tenn., that resolves alleged violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act for polychlorinated…
SAN FRANCISCO, California — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently fined Reddy Ice Corporation and Granite Capital LLC $75,000 for failing to follow emergency response regulations.
EPA inspectors discovered the violations following an accidental release of 14,000…
Sonoco Products Company, as of Oct. 29, 2008, estimated between US$29.9 million and US$39.1 million for the cost of remediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated sediments at a site on the lower Fox River in Wisconsin.
During the fourth quarter of 2005, the…
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered ten California public drinking water systems to monitor for Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the source water of their drinking water systems, or face penalties…
Newmont Mining Corporation’s 51.35%-owned subsidiary, Minera Yanacocha S.R.L., is still named a defendant in lawsuits filed by Peruvian citizens on the elemental mercury spill incident in Choropampa, Peru.
In June 2000, a transport contractor of Yanacocha spilled about 151 kilograms of…
LOS ANGELES, California — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has settled with El Monte, Calif.- based Champion-Arrowhead, LLC, for allegedly failing to submit toxic chemical reports detailing the amounts of copper, lead, and zinc compounds it…
LOS ANGELES, California — November 6, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined Four Quarters Wholesale, Inc., a Los Angeles, Calif., distributor of general merchandise, $6,000 for distributing unregistered pesticides in violation of federal pesticide law.
The EPA determined…
Newmont Mining Corporation continues to believe that the mining rights of its 51.35%-owned subsidiary, Minera Yanacocha S.R.L. (Yanacocha), will be upheld, the Company said in its Quarterly Report for the period ended Sept. 30, 2008.
Yanacocha is involved in a dispute…
Newmont Mining Corporation remains a potentially responsible party for environmental conditions at the Adams Ross mine in Prince of Wales, Alaska.
In a June 5, 2007 letter, the Forest Service notified the Company that it had expended about US$300,000 in response…
Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia’s (WALHI) March 2008 appeal to the Indonesian Supreme Court is still pending regarding an Indonesian Court’s ruling that WALHI’s claims against Newmont Mining Corporation’s subsidiary on allegations of pollution in Buyat Bay were without merit.
WALHI, an…