The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fined five Arizona charter school operators a combined total of US$35,700 for Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) violations, according to an EPA press release dated May 4, 2009.
In April 2007, EPA inspectors discovered the…
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office have filed a civil complaint in Maricopa County Superior Court against Kuhles Capital, LLC for alleged violations that occurred at its landfill located near Dewey-Humboldt in Yavapai…
The Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center said that it expects that Grupo Mexico S.A.B. de C.V. will appeal an asbestos- and environmental-related ruling in favor of its subsidiary ASARCO LLC.
Asarco, an Arizona-based mining and smelting company, filed for bankruptcy in…
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…