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Company: Duke Energy
Current Parent Company: Duke Energy
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Penalty: $5,375,000
Year: 2015
Date: September 10, 2015
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Violation Description: EPA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announces a consent decree with Duke Energy Corporation involving coal-fired power plants in North Carolina for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in North Carolina. The settlement includes $4.4 million for mitigation projects to benefit local communities and a civil penalty of $975,000.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Carolina
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.