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Company: Duke Energy Renewables Inc.
Current Parent Company: Duke Energy
Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: November 22, 2013
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Duke Energy Renewables Inc., a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp., based in Charlotte, N.C., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Wyoming to violating the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) in connection with the deaths of protected birds, including golden eagles, at two of the company's wind projects in Wyoming. This case represents the first ever criminal enforcement of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act for unpermitted avian takings at wind projects. Under a plea agreement with the government, the company was sentenced to pay fines, restitution and community service totaling $1 million and was placed on probation for five years, during which it must implement an environmental compliance plan aimed at preventing bird deaths at the company's four commercial wind projects in the state.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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