THE ‘MADE IN USA’ LIE: HOW LIONS NOT SHEEP SOLD YOU CHINESE GOODS TL;DR The Facts: On July 28, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a formal complaint (Docket No. C-4772) against apparel company Lions Not Sheep, LLC and…
Arnette Polymers: A $24,318 Bill For Endangering a Missouri Community TL;DR The Facts: Arnette Polymers, LLC, a chemical manufacturer in Richmond, Missouri, was cited by the EPA in June 2023 for numerous hazardous waste violations under the Resource Conservation and…
FTC Enforcement Action • Case 1:22-cv-07389 Roomster’s House of Lies: How a Tech Startup Sold Fake Hope to America’s Poorest Renters EvilCorporations.com • SDNY Federal Complaint Filed August 30, 2022 • 35 min read TL;DR Roomster Corp., its two co-founders…
EPA Enforcement • FIFRA Violation • Pesticide Safety Poison Without Warning AgLogic Chemical shipped one of the most toxic pesticides ever commercially sold in the United States with a safety label years out of date. Workers who handled it had…
Corporate Accountability • Environmental Crime • Pennsylvania Arconic Hid Toxic Chemicals From the Public for Two Years Straight EvilCorporations.com • EPA Docket No. EPCRA-03-2024-0106 • 18 min read TL;DR Arconic US LLC, an aluminum manufacturer operating at 1480 Manheim Pike…
CEO Allegedly Diverted $311K From Employee Retirement to Pay Business Debts Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Ascent Construction, Inc. · ERISA enforcement action CEO Allegedly Diverted $311K From Employee Retirement to Pay Business Debts Department of Labor alleges Ascent Construction CEO…
EPA Enforcement Action • Region 4 • Tennessee How Unbridled Profit Incentives Pave the Way for Toxic Exposure in America’s Rental Housing EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. TSCA-04-2023-3125(b) • 21 min read TL;DR Sound City Realty, LLC, a Nashville, Tennessee property…
TL;DR Jordan Glick’s Lafayette, Indiana renovation company, JLG Property Investments, LLC, ripped out windows in a 1930s home in January 2022 without a single lead-safe work practice in place. A child under six years old with an already elevated blood…
EvilCorporations.com • EPA Docket No. RCRA-05-2024-0019 • 37 min read Lead Paint and Asbestos in an Ohio Kindergarten Charter School ACCEL Schools ran three Ohio charter schools serving kindergarteners through 8th graders in buildings full of peeling lead paint and…
A Quiet Settlement: How Stark Oil Buries Its Hazardous Waste Sins TL;DR On January 25, 2024, Stark Northeast Oil Corp. entered into a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over violations of hazardous waste laws under Docket No.…