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Company: Hercules Incorporated
Current Parent Company: Ashland Inc.
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Penalty: $2,000,000
Year: 2013
Date: July 8, 2013
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The United States and Hercules, Inc. entered into an agreement whereby Hercules, Inc. agreed to pay a stipulated penalty of $2 million for alleged violations of a 1992 consent decree associated with the Resin Disposal Site in Pennsylvania.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Pennsylvania
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Kentucky
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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