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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: ASARCO
Current Parent Company: Grupo Mexico
Penalty: $163,500,000
Year: 2015
Date: November 3, 2015
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with ASARCO requiring the company to spend $150 million to install new equipment and pollution control technology to reduce emissions of toxic heavy metals at a large smelter located in Hayden, Arizona. The company also agreed to fund local environmental projects valued at $8 million, replace a diesel locomotive with a cleaner model for $1 million, and pay a $4.5 million civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Mexico
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
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