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Company: Lafarge North America Inc.
Current Parent Company: Holcim Group
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Penalty: $150,491
Year: 2010
Date: June 16, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: water pollution violation
Violation Description: Lafarge North America Inc. agreed to pay $150,491 in penalties,damages and costs in settlement of alleged violations of the Clean Water Law, when operations to stabilize its abandoned limestone mine suffered a failure that sent 1,300 tons of slurry over the ground and into a creek.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Missouri Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Missouri
HQ Country of Current Parent: Switzerland
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: building materials
Specific Industry of Current Parent: building materials
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