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Company: Nicor Gas
Penalty: $2,250,000
Year: 2001
Date: October 10, 2001
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Nicor Gas agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state and three counties for its role in mercury leaks and improper disposal of some gas regulators replaced by the utility.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Illinois
Source of Data: Nicor reaches settlement over mercury spills, Associated Press, October 10, 2001 (via Nexis).
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