Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Nevada Power Company
Current Parent Company:
Berkshire Hathaway
Penalty:
$60,700,000
Year:
2007
Date:
June 13, 2007
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a $60.7 million Clean Air Act settlement with Nevada Power Company designed to improve air quality in the Clark County/Las Vegas area by requiring the company to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from its Clark Generating Station. The company was to spend $60 million on pollution control equipment and $400,000 on an environmental mitigation project in addition to a civil penalty of $300,000.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Nevada
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Nebraska
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
diversified
Specific Industry of Parent:
diversified
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
