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NESPELEM, Wash., Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a judge in the United States District Court in Yakima issued a ruling that Canadian mining and smelting giant Teck Metals, Ltd. is liable under United States environmental law for contaminating the Columbia River with millions of tons of smelting waste. In finding Teck liable under the Comprehensive, Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also known as Superfund), the Honorable Judge Lonny R. Suko...
YAKIMA, Wash., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a hearing was held in federal district court to determine whether Teck Metals, Ltd. (Teck) will be held liable under U.S. law for the industrial wastes it discarded into the Columbia River that traveled into the United States. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the State of Washington and Teck presented scientific evidence and admissions of Teck's discharges over a period of decades. "Over the last decade we've...
NESPELEM, Wash., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For years the Colville Tribes have fought to protect and clean up the Columbia River. Since 2004, the Tribes along with the State of Washington have been engaged in litigation to hold Teck Metals, Ltd. accountable for releasing hazardous materials into the Columbia River. With less than ten days to trial, mining and smelting giant Teck Metals, Ltd (Teck) conceded that it discharged millions of tons of smelting waste known as slag and...
PASADENA, Calif., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today it received a contract from Teck Metals Ltd. to design and supply a new sulfuric acid plant for its Trail operation located in British Columbia, Canada. Officials estimate the contract value to be approximately $50 million. The new acid plant is replacing two aging plants at the site and is expected to improve operating reliability and flexibility, reduce downtime and...
