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Company: Waste Management of Pennsylvania Inc.
Current Parent Company: Waste Management Inc.
Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2016
Date: May 11, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Waste Management agreed to pay $1.4 million to residents living near its Tullytown Resource Recovery Facility in Pennsylvania who brought a class action alleging that odorous emissions interfered with use and enjoyment of their property. The company also agreed to spend an estimated $600,000 on changes to the facility to control odors.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 2:14-cv-07013
Case Name: Arace et al v. Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: waste management and environmental services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: waste management
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