DUKE ENERGY: Appeal on Dismissal of CO2 Litigation Still Pending

Duke Energy Corporation says that plaintiffs’ appeal over the dismissal of litigation involving carbon dioxide (CO2) is pending.

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

DUKE ENERGY IND: Appeal on CO2 Suit Still Pending in 2nd Circuit

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. reports that there have been no updates to the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) litigation since oral arguments were held before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on June 7, 2006.

In July 2004, the states of Connecticut, New…

DUKE ENERGY: Awaits Ruling to Appeal on Carbon Dioxide Suits

Duke Energy Corporation awaits the ruling to an appeal filed before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the suit against Cinergy Corp., American Electric Power Company, Inc., American Electric Power Service Corporation, The Southern Company, Tennessee Valley Authority, and…

RHODE ISLAND MALL: Gets Fined for PCB Matters in Elevator Shafts

BOSTON, Massachusetts — November 14, 2008 — The Rhode Island Mall, in Warwick, has paid $36,100 for violating federal regulations covering the storage and handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).

An EPA complaint alleged that the Mall engaged in unauthorized use and…

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…

NOVAMERICAN STEEL: CERCLA Claims v. Non-Settling Parties Ongoing

Novamerican Steel Inc. reports that a litigation remains pending against the non-settling defendants in a case related to a Superfund site in Rhode Island.

The Company’s subsidiary, American Steel and Aluminum Corporation, was named as one of 19 defendants in…

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…

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,…