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Company: Mirant Mid-Atlantic
Current Parent Company: NRG Energy
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Penalty: $1,250,000
Year: 2006
Date: May 8, 2006
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: In a Clean Air Act settlement, Mirant Mid-Atlantic agreed to eliminate nearly 29,000 tons of harmful pollution each year generated by its four electricity generating plants in Maryland and Virginia. It also agreed to pay a pay a $500,000 civil penalty, to be divided between Virginia and the United States, and spend at least $1 million on nine projects designed to reduce particulate matter and fugitive dust emissions from the Potomac River plant.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: energy generation
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