Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Mirant Mid-Atlantic
Current Parent Company:
NRG Energy
Penalty:
$1,250,000
Year:
2006
Date:
May 8, 2006
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
In a Clean Air Act settlement, Mirant Mid-Atlantic agreed to eliminate nearly 29,000 tons of harmful pollution each year generated by its four electricity generating plants in Maryland and Virginia. It also agreed to pay a pay a $500,000 civil penalty, to be divided between Virginia and the United States, and spend at least $1 million on nine projects designed to reduce particulate matter and fugitive dust emissions from the Potomac River plant.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent:
energy generation
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
