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Company: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Current Parent Company: Dairyland Power Cooperative
Penalty: $155,950,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 29, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal: Power Plant Emissions
Violation Description: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a Clean Air Act settlement with Dairyland Power Cooperative (DPC) that will cover the utility's three power plants in Alma and Genoa, Wis. DPC has agreed to invest approximately $150 million in pollution control technology that will protect public health and resolve violations of the Clean Air Act. The settlement will also require that DPC spend $5 million on environmental mitigation projects and pay a civil penalty of $950,000.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Wisconsin
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Wisconsin
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: cooperative
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: power generation
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