Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Valero
Current Parent Company:
Valero Energy
Penalty:
$711,000,000
Year:
2005
Date:
June 16, 2005
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
At part of a Clean Air Act settlement covering its petroleum refineries, Valero agreed to spend about $700 million to install improved emission controls. It also agreed to pay a civil penalty of $5.5 million and spend $5.5 million on supplementary environmental projects.
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:
Texas
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent:
oil & gas
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.