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Company: E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
Current Parent Company: DuPont de Nemours
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Penalty: $4,125,000
Year: 2007
Date: July 20, 2007
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: DuPont agreed to pay $4.125 million to Louisiana, Ohio and Virginia as well as the federal government as part of the settlement of litigation concerning harmful emissions from sulphuric acid production plants. This was part of a larger $70 million settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department; see the Violation Tracker entry at (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Delaware
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: specialty materials
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.