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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Berkshire Power Co.
Current Parent Company: Tenaska
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Penalty: $3,500,000
Year: 2016
Date: March 30, 2016
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: Berkshire Power Plant's owner and management company agreed to plead guilty to tampering with emissions equipment and submitting false information to both environmental and energy regulators.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Massachusetts
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: energy generation
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