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Company: BNSF Railway Company
Current Parent Company: Berkshire Hathaway
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $950,000
Year: 2018
Date: August 3, 2018
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The United States Attorney's Office in Montana announced that BNSF Railway Company had agreed to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of the United States Forest Service regarding road use and damage on the Kootenai National Forest.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-District of Montana
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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