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Company: Lowe's Home Centers
Current Parent Company: Lowe's
Penalty: $500,000
Year: 2014
Date: April 17, 2014
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Lowes' Home Centers, one of the nation's largest home improvement retailers, has agreed to implement a comprehensive, corporate-wide compliance program at its more than 1,700 stores nationwide to ensure its contractors minimize lead dust from home renovation activities, as required by the federal Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced. The company will also pay a $500,000 civil penalty, which is the largest ever for violations of the RRP Rule.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-home improvement
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