CEMEX to pay fine, take steps to reduce pollution

A cement manufacturer in Lyons has agreed to pay a $1 million fine and to install new technology to decrease its emissions of the pollutant nitrogen oxide. CEMEX, Inc. had been accused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of illegally modifying its Lyons plant in a way that greatly increased the amount of nitrogen oxide the facility released. More on KOAA.com. More from the EPA website. Cemex has been a Global Compact participant since June 2004. Cemex(CEMEXCPO),CX,(CX:New York) was a Silver Contributor (5000-10000 USD) to the Global Compact Foundation in 2011 and 2010.

Suncor Energy Told To Step Up Toxic Spill Cleanup

Colorado health officials are ordering Suncor Energy to step up efforts to clean up contaminated groundwater moving off its refinery in Commerce City. The health department says current efforts are not working and a contaminated groundwater plume has changed direction, contaminating areas that previously had been clean. More on CBS Denver. Suncor Energy Inc. (SU:Toronto)(SU:NYSE) is a Global Compact participant since 2001/08/31. Suncor Energy was a gold contributor for the Foundation for the Global Compact in 2012 and 2011.