Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Millard Refrigerated Services
Current Parent Company:
Lineage Logistics
Penalty:
$3,000,000
Year:
2015
Date:
June 2, 2015
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final settlement with Millard Refrigerated Services that resolved alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act violations for an airborne release of ammonia from Millard's Theodore, Alabama, facility in 2010. Millard agreed to pay a $3 million penalty for the violations that sickened 152 people responding to the BP oil spill.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Alabama
Facility City:
Theodore
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
California
Ownership Structure of Parent:
privately held
Major Industry of Parent:
freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Parent:
logistics
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.
