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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Hess Corporation
Current Parent Company: 
Hess
Penalty: 
$45,850,000
Year: 
2012
Date: 
April 25, 2012
Offense Group: 
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
environmental violation
Violation Description: 

Hess Corporation agreed to pay an $850,000 civil penalty and spend more than $45 million in new pollution controls to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Port Reading, New Jersey refinery.

Level of Government: 
federal
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
Facility State: 
New Jersey
Facility City: 
Port Reading
HQ Country of Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
New York
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
oil and gas
Specific Industry of Parent: 
oil & gas
Source of Data: 

http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/hess-corporation-clean-air-act-settlement (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
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