Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Union Pacific
Current Parent Company:
Union Pacific
Penalty:
$2,300,000
Year:
2019
Date:
January 12, 2019
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
Union Pacific agreed to pay $2.3 million to the District Attorneys of Placer, Nevada, San Bernardino and San Joaquin counties to resolve allegations relating to the mishandling of hazardous wastes.
Level of Government:
local
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
California Multi-Jurisdiction Case
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type:
settlement
Facility State:
California
Facility County:
multi-county
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
railroads
Specific Industry of Parent:
railroads
Source of Data:
Railroad OKs hazmat changes; Under settlement, Union Pacific vows proper handling of hazardous waste, San Bernardino Sun, January 12, 2019 (via Nexis).
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
