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Company: American Commercial Barge Line LLC
Penalty: $3,320,000
Year: 2021
Date: October 4, 2021
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: American Commercial Barge Line LLC agreed to acquire and preserve 649 acres of woodland wildlife habitat near New Orleans, Louisiana, and pay over $2 million in damages, in addition to $1.32 million previously paid for damage assessment and restoration planning costs, under the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) and the Louisiana Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act (OSPRA), to resolve federal and State claims for injuries to natural resources resulting from an oil spill from one of its barges.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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