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Company: Talen Energy
Current Parent Company: Talen Energy Corporation
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Penalty: $1,000,000
Year: 2019
Date: July 31, 2019
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Talen Energy agreed to pay a civil penalty of $1 million, the largest coal ash penalty in Pennsylvania history, for violations of groundwater degradation and NPDES (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) effluent violations at Talen's Brunner Island Steam Electric Station.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Texas
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: wholesale electricity provider
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