Costco Wholesale Corporation continues to cooperate with agencies on their information requests relating to compliance with regulations concerning air-conditioning and refrigeration equipment.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an Information Request to the Company, dated Nov. 1, 2007, under the Clean Air…
Honeywell International Inc., in the third quarter of 2008, recognized a charge of US$309 million for environmental liabilities, compared with US$50 million in the third quarter of 2007.
The Company also recognized a charge of US$43 million representing an update…
WHX Corporation reports that in July 2008, parties to a suit captioned “Agere Systems, Inc., et al. v. Advanced Environmental Technology Corp., et al.” regarding a site in Pennsylvania settled the case with the payment by H&H Tube Co. of…
Honeywell International Inc. continues to maintain provisions for estimated costs for environmental matters at certain chrome sites in New Jersey.
Provisions have been made in the Company’s financial statements for the estimated costs of the court-ordered excavation and transport for offsite…
In the third quarter of 2008, Honeywell International Inc.’s settlement with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality regarding penalties demanded for alleged violations of the state’s underground storage tank regulations at the aircraft engines plant in Phoenix, Ariz. was approved.…
WHX Corporation reports in its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Oct. 17, 2008, that about US$29 million was expended through Sept. 30, 2008, related to a commercial site in Connecticut and the…
KANSAS CITY — October 16, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has selected ASW Associates, Inc., of Lincoln, Nebr., to remove and dispose of lead-contaminated residential soil in Madison County, Mo. The company has extensive experience working on lead…
Honeywell International Inc. is in settlement discussions with parties to a dispute related to the Dundalk Marine Terminal (DMT), which has chrome residue from legacy chrome plant operations in Baltimore.
The DMT facility is owned and operated by the Maryland Port…
WHX Corporation subsidiary, Handy & Harman Co. (H&H), is still participating in investigative work to determine whether there are other parties that are liable for contamination at the Shpack Superfund site in Massachusetts but have not been identified as potentially…
Honeywell International Inc. continues to await the New Jersey Superior Court’s approval of its settlement with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s litigation filed on May 3, 2005, against the Company and and two other companies relating to sites…