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Company: Wal-Mart Stores
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $400,000
Year: 2004
Date: January 22, 2004
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Under the terms of a consent decree filed in federal court, Wal-Mart agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty to resolve a Clean Air Act case involving ozone-depletion violations at Sam's Club stores in 11 states.
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: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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