Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Current Parent Company: Freeport-McMoRan
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:  subscribe to see this data field
Penalty: $100,000,000
Year: 2022
Date: October 25, 2022
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: In 2022, after a long delay, a final settlement was reached between Freeport-McMoRan and government entities in Louisiana in which the company agreed to spend $100 million to repair coastal damage done by its oil and gas operations. The state signed off in 2021: (click here)
Level of Government: state
Action Type: private litigation
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: Louisiana
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Arizona
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: mining and minerals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: mining
Source of Data: (click here)
Link to Archived Court Document:  subscribe to see this data field
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.