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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Kulluk Permit Violations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cited Shell’s Kulluk Conical Drilling Unit with 9 violations of its air quality permit while drilling in the waters off Alaska. The EPA claims that Shell didn’t properly monitor the air emissions coming out of the Kulluk as required by the rig’s permit under the Clean Air Act, and that the Kulluk exceeded nitrogen-oxide emission limits, ran its incinerator longer than the permit allowed, and failed to report excess air emissions in a timely manner.
- Misconduct Type
- Environment
- Enforcement Agency
- EPA
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- N/A
- Disposition
- Investigative Finding
- Date of Notice of Violation
- 1/10/2013
