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Company: U. S. Steel Corporation
Current Parent Company: United States Steel
Penalty: $4,900,000
Year: 2016
Date: November 22, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: U. S. Steel Corporation agreed to resolve Clean Air Act litigation initiated by the United States and the three states by undertaking measures to reduce pollution at its three Midwest iron and steel manufacturing plants in Gary, Indiana; Ecorse, Michigan; and Granite City, Illinois. As part of the agreement, U. S. Steel agreed to perform seven supplemental environmental projects totaling $1.9 million; expend $800,000 for an environmentally beneficial project to remove contaminated transformers at its Gary and Ecorse facilities; and pay a $2.2 million civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: metals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: steel
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