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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wisconsin Electric Power Company
Current Parent Company: WEC Energy Group
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Penalty: $623,200,000
Year: 2003
Date: April 29, 2003
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Air Act and related
Mega-Scandal: Power Plant Emissions
Violation Description: To resolve a Clean Air Act case, WEPCO agreed to spend up to $600 million to reduce emissions, pay a $3.2 million civil penalty and spend at least $20 million to finance an environmental mitigation project.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
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: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Current Parent: utilities
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.