Corporate Corruption Case Study: Sharp International Services, LLC & Its Impact on Local Communities Table of Contents 1. Introduction On January 30, 2025, in a case overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sharp International Services, LLC was penalized…
Concrete Profits, Poisoned Waters TL;DR The Corporation: Dutchland, Inc., a precast concrete manufacturer in Gap, Pennsylvania. The Crime: Illegally discharging polluted industrial stormwater into a local waterway, an unnamed tributary to Williams Run, without a permit. The Evidence: An EPA…
A $5,165 Fine For A Chemical Lie TL;DR The Corporation: RitePack, Inc., a Missouri-based contract manufacturer of pesticides and fertilizers. The Product: Escar-Go! Slug and Snail Bait (EPA Reg. No. 42750-20-55467). The Misconduct: On January 18, 2023, an EPA inspection…
690 LIES: How RBL Products Sold Illegal Pesticides During A Global Pandemic TL;DR Detroit-based RBL Products Inc. was charged by the EPA for 690 counts of illegally distributing and selling unregistered pesticides. The company settled and agreed to pay a…
A License To Pollute: The Cost of Doing Business For Lake Erie Biofuels TL;DR The Facts: Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC, based in Erie, Pennsylvania, has entered into a “Consent Agreement and Final Order” with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).…
FTC Shuts Down Rytr’s Review Generation Factory TL;DR The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued a final Decision and Order against Rytr LLC, a Delaware corporation, under Docket No. C-4806. The company was investigated by the Bureau of Consumer Protection for…
A Cascade Of Failures For A $1,500 Fine TL;DR The Facts: On September 12, 2023, an EPA inspection found Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC in violation of the Clean Air Act at its Morton, MS facility. The Misconduct: Investigators documented…
A Wrist Slap for Poison: Greenidge Generation’s Toxic Bill Comes Due TL;DR The Facts: Greenidge Generation LLC, owner of a power plant on New York’s Seneca Lake, maintained an unlined “C-Pond” filled with toxic coal combustion residuals (CCR), or coal…
TL;DR Fleischmann’s Vinegar Company, Inc. repeatedly violated the Clean Air Act at its Chicago production plant for at least five years, from 2015 to 2020. The company failed to perform legally required tests on its pollution control equipment (scrubbers), meaning…
Tenneco’s Plot To Gut Worker Rights Fails In Federal Court TL;DR The Facts: In 2021, automotive parts giant Tenneco Inc. forced a mandatory arbitration clause into its employee 401(k) retirement plans. The clause, Amendment 2021-1, explicitly banned workers from suing…