Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
DTE Energy
Current Parent Company:
DTE Energy
Penalty:
$7,300,000
Year:
2020
Date:
May 14, 2020
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
DTE Energy agreed to reduce pollution at five coal-fired power plants in southeast Michigan in a settlement with the EPA that also required the company to pay a $1.8 million civil penalty and to undertake a $5.5 million mitigation project to improve air quality in the region by replacing old buses in the area with newer, cleaner ones.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Michigan
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Michigan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent:
utilities
Source of Data:
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-settlement-dte-energy-reduce-air-pollution-southeast-michigan
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
