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Company: Atlantic Richfield Co.
Current Parent Company: BP
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Penalty: $8,000,000
Year: 2008
Date: April 25, 2008
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Atlantic Richfield Co. and ASARCO LLC agreed to pay a total of $37 million in settlement of allegations they contaminated the Upper Blackfoot River with mine trailings.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Montana Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Montana
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: oil and gas
Specific Industry of Current Parent: oil & gas
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