Archive | January, 2015

EXIDE VERNON BREAKING NEWS / MEDIA ROUNDUP: DTSC issues Exide 8 hazardous waste violations after site inspections of lead smelter during past seven weeks

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CLICK HERE TO READ THE DTSC SUMMARY OF VIOLATIONS AGAINST EXIDE But it probably stems from Exide’s long history of environmental negligence, having contributed “through deposition, approximately 424 lbs. of lead in both 2004 and 2005 and 712 lbs. of lead in 2006 to the watershed,” and the current charge that Exide had “failed to minimize the […]

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EXIDE BANKRUPTCY UPDATE: Unsecured creditors say Exide’s Chapter 11 plan won’t fly

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LAW 360 Exide Unsecured Creditors Say Ch. 11 Plan Won’t Fly By Matt Chiappardi Law360, Wilmington (January 02, 2015, 7:33 PM ET) — The unsecured creditors committee for bankrupt Exide Technologies Inc. blasted the battery maker’s disclosure statement Friday, arguing it describes a “patently unconfirmable” plan that was proposed in bad faith because the debtor only negotiated […]

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EXIDE BANKRUPTCY BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Trustee files Protective Objection to and Reservation of Rights regarding Exide’s attempt to submit and gain approval of incomplete Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement

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On Dec. 31, 2014, Roberta A. DeAngelis, the United States Trustee for Region 3 filed a Protective Objection to and Reservation of Rights Regarding Exide’s Motion for Entry of an Order (a) Approving the Adequacy of the Exide’s Disclosure Statement; (b) Approving Solicitation and Noticing Procedures with Respect to Confirmation of Exide’s Proposed Plan of Reorganization; (c) […]

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EXIDE VERNON – 2014 IN REVIEW: Pollution at Exide tops year’s list of stories

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LOS ANGELES WAVE 2014 IN REVIEW: Pollution at Exide tops year’s list of stories December 31, 2014 Written by:  Wave Staff Environmental activists protest outside Exide Technologies in Vernon last April, calling for state regulators to shut down the battery recycling plant if the emission problems at the plant can’t be solved. (Photo by Gary […]

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