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Company: Williams Companies, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Williams Companies
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Penalty: $12,250,000
Year: 2023
Date: April 20, 2023
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The Williams Companies, Inc. and related entities agreed to spend an estimated $8.5 million to strengthen leak detection and repair practices and significantly reduce emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), methane, and other pollutants at 15 natural gas processing plants. Williams will also pay a $3.75 million civil penalty and the companies will complete two projects to mitigate the harm caused by their past violations.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Oklahoma
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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