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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Current Parent Company: Walmart
Penalty: $5,500,000
Year: 2001
Date: June 7, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: The Justice Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached an environmental agreement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to resolve claims the retailer violated the Clean Water Act at 17 locations in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Massachusetts. The settlement committed Wal-Mart to pay a $1 million civil penalty and to establish a $4.5 million environmental management plan.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arkansas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: retailing
Specific Industry of Current Parent: retail-discount stores
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