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Company: Terra Industries, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
CF Industries
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $100,000
Year: 2011
Date: April 20, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: Terra Industries, Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 to the State of Iowa in settlement of allegations it violated the Clean Air Act by failing to comply with applicable air emission limits and ongoing requirements for emissions monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. This was part of a larger $625,000 settlement negotiated by the U.S. Justice Department and EPA; see the Violation Tracker entry at
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Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Iowa Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Iowa
Facility City: Sioux City
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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Notes: As part of the agreement Terra must also install and operate controls and technologies at its facilities, which is expected to reduce harmful nitrogen oxide emissions by at least 1,200 tons per year. The estimated cost to install and implement the equipment is $17 million.
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