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Company: American Electric Power
Current Parent Company:
American Electric Power
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $4,675,000,000
Year: 2007
Date: October 9, 2007
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Mega-Scandal:
Power Plant Emissions
Violation Description: American Electric Power agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Environment and Natural Resources Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Ohio
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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