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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Koppers, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Koppers
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Penalty: $75,000
Year: 2012
Date: May 23, 2012
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: air pollution violation
Violation Description: A consent agreement and compliance order between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Koppers, Inc. will prevent the release of thousands of pounds of uncontrolled emissions of hazardous air pollutants from the Follansbee, W.Va. coal tar refining facility annually. The agreements require Koppers to install new equipment, conduct additional monitoring and pay a penalty of $75,000 for alleged violations of Clean Air Act requirements controlling emissions of hazardous air pollutants.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: West Virginia
Facility City: Follansbee
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.