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Company: General Electric
Current Parent Company: General Electric
Penalty: $24,000,000
Year: 2014
Date: September 30, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: PCB violation
Violation Description: EPA and General Electric Company entered into a settlement agreement under which the company will conduct a comprehensive study of the contamination in the shoreline areas of the upper Hudson River. The estimated value of this investigation work is $20.5 million. GE will also reimburse EPA for $3.5 million in floodplain-related past costs for a total of $24 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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