Environmental and Safety Matters. (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries have at all times complied in all material respects with all applicable Environmental and Safety Requirements, which compliance has included obtaining and complying in all material respects at all times with all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required pursuant to Environmental and Safety Requirements for the occupation of their facilities and the operation of their respective businesses.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.27(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, since February 19, 2008, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice, report, order, or directive regarding any, and is not subject to any litigation, proceedings or order regarding any, actual or alleged violation of Environmental and Safety Requirements, or any liability or potential liability arising under Environmental and Safety Requirements, in effect prior to and as of the date of the applicable Closing, relating to the business, the Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 4.27(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, released, or exposed any Person to, any substance (including without limitation any hazardous substance), owned or operated any property or facility which is or has been contaminated by any substance, so as to give rise to any current or future liabilities under any Environmental and Safety Requirements in effect at the time of such treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling, release or exposure.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 4.27(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has assumed, undertaken, or provided any indemnity with respect to, any liability of any other Person relating to Environmental and Safety Requirements.
(e) The Company has furnished to Investor true and correct copies of all environmental audits, reports, assessments and all other documents materially bearing on environmental, health or safety liabilities relating to the past or current operations or facilities of the Company and all of its Subsidiaries, in each case which are in its possession or under its reasonable control.
Environmental and Safety Matters. The Borrowers and each of their respective Subsidiaries is in substantial compliance with all Environmental Laws in jurisdictions in which such Borrower or any such Subsidiary owns or operates, or has owned or operated, a facility or site, or arranges or has arranged for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances, solid waste, or other wastes, accepts or has accepted for transport any hazardous substances, solid wastes or other wastes or holds or has held any interest in real property or otherwise, except where the failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No demand, claim, notice, action, administrative proceeding, investigation or inquiry whether brought by any governmental authority, private person or entity or otherwise, arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Laws is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries, any real property in which any Borrower or any such Subsidiary holds or has held an interest or any past or present operation of any Borrower or any such Subsidiary. Neither any Borrower nor any of their respective Subsidiaries (a) is the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or related materials into the environment, (b) has received any notice of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous waste or related materials in, or upon any of its properties in violation of any Environmental Laws, (c) knows of any basis for any such investigation, notice or violation, or (d) owns or operates, or has owned or operated, property which appears on the United States National Priority List or any other governmental listing which identifies sites for remedial clean-up or investigatory actions, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.13 hereto, and as to such matters disclosed on such Schedule, none will have a Material Adverse Effect. No release, threatened release or disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste or other wastes is occurring or has occurred on, under or to any real property in which any Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries holds any interest or performs any of its operations, in material violation of any Environmental Law.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.28 or in the SEC Documents and except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect:
6.28.1 Each Acquiror Company has at all time been and is in compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to such Acquiror Company.
6.28.2 There are no Proceedings pending or threatened against any Acquiror Company alleging the violation of any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit applicable to such Acquiror Company or alleging that the Acquiror is a potentially responsible party for any environmental site contamination.
6.28.3 Neither this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall impose any obligations to notify or obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority or third Persons under any Environmental Laws applicable to any Acquiror Company.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, each of the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has complied with all Federal, state, local and other statutes, ordinances, orders, judgments, rulings and regulations relating to environmental pollution or to environmental regulation or control or to employee health or safety, except for violations which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries has received notice of any failure so to comply. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, the Borrower's and its Subsidiaries' plants do not manage any hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, or substances similarly denominated, as those terms or similar terms are used in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act or any other applicable law relating to environmental pollution or employee health and safety, in violation in any material respect of any law or any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, except for violations which, in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.17 or otherwise previously disclosed to the Banks in writing, none of the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is aware of any events, conditions or circumstances involving environmental pollution or contamination or employee health or safety that is reasonably expected to result in liability which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Other than exceptions to any of the following that would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Company and the Subsidiaries comply and have complied with all applicable Environmental and Safety Laws; (b) there are and have been no Hazardous Substances at any property owned, leased or operated by the Company now or in the past, or at any other location, that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Company or any Subsidiary under any Environmental and Safety Law or result in costs to any of them arising out of any Environmental and Safety Law; (c) there are no past, present, or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Subsidiaries, anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, practices, plans, or legal requirements that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Company or any of the Subsidiaries from, or increase the costs to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of, complying with applicable Environmental and Safety Laws or obtaining or renewing all material permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses or permissions required of any of them pursuant to any such law; and (d) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has retained or assumed, by contract or operation of law, any liability, fixed or contingent, under any Environmental and Safety Law.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Other than exceptions to any of the following that would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) the Borrower and the Subsidiaries comply and have complied with all applicable Environmental and Safety Laws; (b) there are and have been no Hazardous Substances at any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary now or in the past, or at any other location, that could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under any Environmental and Safety Law or result in costs to any of them arising out of any Environmental and Safety Law; (c) there are no past, present, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, anticipated future events, conditions, circumstances, practices, plans, or legal requirements that could reasonably be expected to prevent the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries from, or increase the costs to the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries of, complying with applicable Environmental and Safety Laws or obtaining or renewing all material permits, approvals, authorizations, licenses or permissions required of any of them pursuant to any such law; and (d) neither the Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries has retained, assumed or otherwise become subject to, by contract or operation of law, any liability, fixed or contingent, under any Environmental and Safety Law.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Except as set forth in Schedule s 6.11, 6.12 and 6.17:
(a) all facilities and property owned or leased by the Credit Parties are in compliance with all Hazardous Material Laws;
(b) to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, there have been no unresolved and outstanding past, and there are no pending or threatened:
(i) claims, complaints, notices or requests for information received by any Credit Party with respect to any alleged violation of any Hazardous Material Law, or
(ii) written complaints, notices or inquiries to any Credit Party regarding potential liability of any Credit Parties under any Hazardous Material Law; and
(c) to the best knowledge of the Borrowers, no conditions exist at, on or under any property now or previously owned or leased by any Credit Party which, with the passage of time, or the giving of notice or both, are reasonably likely to give rise to liability under any Hazardous Material Law or create a significant adverse effect on the value of the property.
Environmental and Safety Matters. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.12 hereto, the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company is in substantial compliance with all material federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to safety and industrial hygiene or to the environmental condition, including without limitation all material Environmental Laws in jurisdictions in which the Company or any such Subsidiary owns or operates, or has owned or operated, a facility or site, or arranges or has arranged for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances, solid waste, or other wastes, accepts or has accepted for transport any hazardous substances, solid wastes or other wastes or holds or has held any interest in real property or otherwise. No written demand, claim, notice, suit, suit in equity, action, administrative action, investigation or inquiry whether brought by any governmental authority, private Person or otherwise, arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Laws is pending or, to the best of the Company's actual knowledge, threatened against the Company or any such Subsidiary, any real property in which the Company or any such Subsidiary holds or has held an interest or any past or present operation of the Company or any such Subsidiary which could have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, except as disclosed in Schedule 4.12 hereto, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company (a) is the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or related materials into the environment, or (b) has received any notice of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous waste or related materials in, or upon any of its properties in violation of any Environmental Laws. As to the matters disclosed in Schedule 4.12 hereto, none could have a Material Adverse Effect. No release, threatened release or disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste or other wastes is occurring or has occurred on, under or to any real property in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries holds any interest or performs any of its operations, in violation of any Environmental Law which could have a Material Adverse Effect.
Environmental and Safety Matters. (a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15:
(i) Each of SSCC, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations that are required and material with respect to the operation of the business of SSCC and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, under any Environmental Law, and each such permit, license and authorization is in full force and effect, except where the failure thereof could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Each of SSCC, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with all material terms and conditions of the permits, licenses and authorizations specified in paragraph (a) above, and also is in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in or pursuant to any Environmental Law applicable to it and its business, assets, operations and properties, except for any noncompliance that could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) There is no civil, criminal or administrative action, suit, demand, claim, hearing, notice of violation, investigation, proceeding, notice or demand letter or request for information pending or, to the knowledge of SSCC or the Borrower, after inquiry, threatened against SSCC, the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries under any Environmental Law that could reasonably be expected to result have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iv) None of SSCC, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries has received notice (A) that it has been identified as a potentially responsible party under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (“CERCLA”) or any comparable state law or Canadian federal or provincial law that any hazardous substances or any pollutant or contaminant, as defined in CERCLA and its implementing regulations, or any toxic substance, hazardous waste, hazardous constituents, hazardous materials, asbestos or asbestos containing material, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum, including crude oil and any fractions thereof, or other wastes, chemicals, substances or materials regulated by any Environmental Laws (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) that it or any of their respective predecessors in interest has used, generated, stored, tested, handled, transported or disposed of, has been found at any site at which any Governmental Authority or private party is conducting a remedial investiga...
Environmental and Safety Matters. It is in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to safety and industrial hygiene or to the environmental condition, including without limitation all Environmental Laws in jurisdictions in which it owns any interest in or operates, a well, a facility or site, or arranges for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances, solid waste, or other wastes, accepts for transporting any hazardous substances, solid waste, or other wastes, or holds any interest in real property or otherwise, except where any such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect. No demand, claim, notice, suit, suit in equity, action, administrative action, investigation or inquiry whether brought by any governmental authority, private Person or entity or otherwise, arising under, relating to or in connection with any Environmental Laws is pending or, to the best of any Borrower's knowledge, threatened against it, any real property in which it holds or has held an interest or any past or present operation of it. It (a) does not know of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous wastes or related materials into the environment, (b) has not received any notice of any toxic substances, radioactive materials, hazardous waste or related materials in, or upon any of its properties in violation of any Environmental Laws, and (c) does not know of any basis for any such investigation, notice or violation. No material release, threatened release or disposal of hazardous waste, solid waste or other wastes is occurring or has occurred on, under or to any real property in which it holds any interest or performs any of its operations, in violation of any Environmental Law which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
