Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Union Pacific Railroad Co.
Current Parent Company:
Union Pacific
Penalty:
$102,000,000
Year:
2008
Date:
July 22, 2008
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Settlement concerning 2000 Storrie fire.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
U.S. Attorney-Eastern District of California
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
railroads
Specific Industry of Parent:
railroads
Source of Data:
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY PAYS $102 MILLION TO SETTLE THE UNITED STATES' CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE 2000 STORRIE FOREST FIRE, US Fed News, July 22, 2008 (via Nexis).
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
