MODINE MFG: Still Potentially Liable for Facilities in Ill., Ky.

Modine Manufacturing Company remains a potentially responsible party for remediation of two facilities in Illinois and one in Kentucky, the Company disclosed in its latest Quarterly Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Nov. 10, 2008.

The U.S. Environmental…

NEWMONT MINING: Peruvian Citizens’ Mercury Spill Suits Ongoing

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…

NEWMONT MINING: Awaiting Yanacocha’s Mining Rights to be Upheld

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…

PREPA: EPA Permit Requires Building New Pipe at South Coast Unit

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — October 15, 2008 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is proposing to renew a water discharge permit, called a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, which would allow the Puerto Rico…

HB FULLER: Records $1.14M Remediation Liability for Brazil Site

H.B. Fuller Company, as of Aug. 30, 2008, recorded a liability of US$1.14 million for expected investigation and remediation expenses remaining for its Sorocaba facility in Brazil.

The Company is engaged in environmental remediation and monitoring efforts at a number of…

HB FULLER: Records $2.45M Liabilities for Environmental Matters

H.B. Fuller Company, as of Aug. 30, 2008, recorded US$2.45 million, in aggregate, for environmental liabilities investigation and remediation liabilities.

The recorded liabilities include US$1.14 million for the Company’s Sorocaba facility in Brazil.

The Company’s current assessment of the probable liabilities…

APACHE CORP: Argentine Environmental Suit v. Pioneer Continues

Apache Corporation reports in its Quarterly Report for the period ended June 30, 2008, that Pioneer Natural Resources’ operations in Argentina (PNRA) continue to face various environmental and remediation claims.

In connection with a 2006 acquisition from Pioneer Natural Resources, the…