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Company: Doe Run Resources Corp.
Current Parent Company: Renco
Penalty: $72,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: October 8, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Doe Run Resources Corp. of St. Louis, North America's largest lead producer, agreed to spend approximately $65 million to correct violations of several environmental laws at 10 of its lead mining, milling and smelting facilities in southeast Missouri, the Justice Department, Environmental Protection Agency and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced. As part of the settlement, Doe Run will pay a civil penalty of $7 million for violating a series of environmental laws, including the federal Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Emergency Planning and Right-to-Know Act, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (known as Superfund), and the Missouri Air Conservation Law, Clean Water Law and Hazardous Waste Management Law.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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