Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Patriot Coal Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Patriot Coal
Penalty:
$6,500,000
Year:
2009
Date:
February 5, 2009
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Patriot Coal Corporation agreed to pay a $6.5 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act.
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:
Missouri
Ownership Structure of Parent:
privately held
Major Industry of Parent:
mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Parent:
mining
Source of Data:
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
