WEYERHAEUSER CO: Accrues $28MM at March 31 for Cleanup Expenses

Weyerhaeuser accrued US$28 million as of March 31, 2011 as estimated remediation costs on the active Superfund sites and other sites for which the Company is responsible for.

In March 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a set of final…

TESORO CORP: Subject to NOVs to Breaches at Washington Refinery

Tesoro Corporation, since 2010, has been subject to two Notices of Violation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Washington refinery.

The NOVs alleged that, prior to the Company’s acquisition of the refinery, certain modifications were made to the fluid…

COSTCO WHOLESALE: Subject to EPA Inquiry on Breaches at 4 States

Costco Wholesale Corporation is cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s inquiry regarding warehouses in the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.

The EPA issued an Information Request to the Company, dated Nov. 1, 2007, under the Clean Air Act.…

COSTCO WHOLESALE: Gov’t. Inquiries on Various Warehouses Ongoing

Costco Wholesale Corporation continues to cooperate with various U.S. government agencies’ investigations regarding environmental law compliance at certain of the Company’s warehouses.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an Information Request to the Company, dated Nov. 1, 2007, under the Clean…

WEYERHAEUSER CO: Reserves $28Mil for Envt’l. Cleanup at Sept. 30

Weyerhaeuser Company recorded US$28 million environmental remediation reserves as of Sept. 30, 2010 for 58 active sites.

The Company has established reserves for estimated remediation costs on the active Superfund sites and other sites for which it is responsible

Headquartered in Federal…

NEWMONT MINING: Still Involved in Midnite Mine’s Envt’l. Matters

Newmont Mining Corporation continues to be involved in environmental matters regarding the Midnite Mine Site, which is operated by the Company’s 51 percent-owned subsidiary, Dawn Mining Company LLC.

Dawn previously leased an open pit uranium mine, currently inactive, on the Spokane…

NEWMONT MINING: Remediation Actions at Midnite Mine Site Ongoing

Newmont Mining Corporation says that remedial actions at the Midnite Mine site, on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington, are ongoing.

The Company’s 51 percent owned subsidiary, Dawn Mining Company LLC, previously leased an open pit uranium mine,…

NEWMONT MINING: Still Facing EPA’s Lawsuit on Midnite Mine Site

Newmont Mining Corporation and its 51-percent owned subsidiary, Dawn Mining Company LLC, continue to face the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s lawsuit on the Midnite Mine site on the Spokane Indian Reservation in the State of Washington.

Dawn previously leased an open…

PLUM CREEK: Still Has No Cleanup Plan for Hot Spring, Ark. Site

Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. says that a remediation plan has not yet been approved regarding contamination in Hot Spring County, Ark.

In connection with the Oct. 6, 2001 merger with The Timber Company, the Company agreed to indemnify Georgia-Pacific Corporation…

ALCOA INC: To Submit Report on Vancouver Cleanup During 3rd-Qtr.

Alcoa Inc. expects to submit a final report on cleanup work (regarding its former Vancouver, Wash., smelter and cleanup at the Columbia River) to the Washington Department of Ecology (WDE) in the 2009 third quarter.

In 1987, the Company sold its…

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