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Company: American Tower Corp.
Current Parent Company: American Tower Corp.
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Penalty: $175,000
Year: 2001
Date: December 6, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: American Tower Corp. agreed to pay $175,000 in settlement of allegations it violated environmental laws for the storage of hazardous materials when failing to upgrade underground storage tanks at locations it acquired or to set up emergency response plans.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Santa Clara County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Santa Clara
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: telecommunications services
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