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Company: Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative
Current Parent Company: Minnkota Power Cooperative
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Penalty: $100,000,000
Year: 2006
Date: April 24, 2006
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The two cooperatives agreed to spend more than $100 million on pollution control equipment to resolve a Clean Air Act case.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Dakota
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: North Dakota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: cooperative
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: electric utility
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