When last we checked in on the big selenium case before U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers, settlement discussions were underway.
Court records filed last week indicate that is still the case. Judge Chambers continued proceedings in the case, asking for lawyers to telephone him this Wednesday with an update on those talks.
An open hearing in the courtroom has been set for next Monday at 1 p.m., according to the court filings.
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(This would seem pertinent to the settlement details.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/arch-coal-selects-enviance-to-measure-manage-and-report-environmental-data-and-performance-2010-08-24?reflink=MW_news_stmp
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug 24, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Enviance, Inc., a global provider of environmental solutions that measure, manage, report and reduce environmental and regulatory risks, announced today that Arch Coal, Inc. has selected Enviance as its enterprise solution to measure and report compliance data for water discharge management. Arch Coal is the second largest U.S. coal producer, supplying cleaner-burning, low-sulfur coal to fuel approximately eight percent of the nation’s electricity. Adopting the Enviance technology will allow Arch to enhance its environmental analysis and management, which includes compliance with governmental permits issued under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) and the U.S. Clean Water Act NPDES programs.
Implementation of the Enviance system will be conducted by CH2M Hill, a global leader in full-service engineering, consulting, construction and operations.
“Given the highly specific environmental requirements imposed on the coal mining industry, we needed a system that could integrate, centralize and measure complex coal-based compliance mandates,” said David Hartley, vice president and chief operating officer of Arch Coal, Inc. “Enviance’s cloud-based management system will deploy rapidly and scale within our infrastructure as we look to further enhance our environmental management capabilities. This scalable system represents another key element in our ongoing effort to fully standardize environmental reporting and compliance.”
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