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CATERPILLAR, INC.

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 57374

$25.00M
Penalty
—
Cost recovery
$250.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
HQ-1998-0303
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CATERPILLAR INC. PRODUCED 320,000 ENGINES CONTAINING DEFEAT DEVICES SINCE 1988. THESE ENGINES RESULTED IN EXCESS NOX EMISSIONS OF 2.1 MILLION TONS. THE COMPANY WILL PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $25 MILLION, AND WILL CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS COSTING $35 MILLION.

Source

Authoritative
EPA ECHO
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