The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Arizona Attorney General’s Office, on June 18, 2010, announced that Hunt Building Comp, Ltd., Camp Pendleton and Quantico Housing, LLC and Flores-Sierra Contractors, Inc. have agreed to pay a US$100,000 penalty under a…
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge entered a US$71,100 judgment against Kuhles Capital, LLC for illegally disposing of asbestos-containing materials at its landfill in Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai County, according to an Arizona Department of Environmental Quality press release dated Nov.…
U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen, on Nov. 13, 2009, issued his opinion and order confirming the reorganization plan sponsored by ASARCO Incorporated and Americas Mining Corporation, parent companies of ASARCO LLC, according to an Asarco press release dated Nov.…
Asbestos was removed from an unnamed Phoenix, Ariz., building, which was demolished after cleanup to pave way for a new senior center/retirement community, Mesothelioma.com reports.
Crews from Advanced Explosives Demolition brought down the building with no injuries and no damage. John…
Supervisors of Mohave County, Ariz., on Sept. 8, 2009, approved more than US$76,000 for additional asbestos cleanup at the county’s future probation department, the Negus Building, Tri- State Online reports.
Other additions include new lights, making the sidewalk compliant to the…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined two Arizona charter school operators a combined total of US$22,030 for alleged violations of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), according to an EPA press release dated Sept. 8, 2009.
In April 2007, EPA…
Southern Copper Corporation’s direct and indirect parent corporations, including Americas Mining Corporation and Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., continue to be parties to litigation (including asbestos-related) involving Asarco LLC.
In August 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice brought a claim alleging…
In a ruling dated June 20, 2009, the law firm of Anderson Kill & Olick PC says that a court in Texas allowed ASARCO LLC to pursue a claim for recovery of millions of dollars in legal expenses stemming from…
About 24 classrooms in buildings B and D at West Elementary School in Coolidge, Ariz., contain asbestos, TriValleyCentral.com reports.
West Elementary is one of two major sites being considered for renovations, the other Coolidge High School, as the school board prioritizes…
Southern Copper Corporation’s direct and indirect parent corporations, including Americas Mining Corporation and Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V., still are parties to various litigation (including asbestos-related) involving Asarco LLC.
In August 2002, the U.S. Department of Justice brought a claim alleging…