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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Perdue AgriBusiness LLC
Current Parent Company: Perdue
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Penalty: $12,000,000
Year: 2024
Date: July 31, 2024
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: Perdue Agribusiness agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations of air pollution violations at its Salisbury soybean facility. As a result of the settlement, Perdue will obtain all required permits, build cleaner processing equipment with the best pollution control technology, pay a civil penalty of $8 million, electrify its heavy diesel equipment, and complete $400,000 of environmental projects for the City of Salisbury.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Maryland Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Maryland
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Maryland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: poultry processing
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