EPA Enforcement Action 46,000 Gallons, Zero Plan EvilCorporations.com • CWA-04-2024-1103(b) | Memphis, TN • 13 min read TL;DR A Memphis, Tennessee oil storage facility called Agrileum Collections, located at 3901 Outland Road, was storing up to 46,250 gallons of oil…
TL;DR Uber secretly decided to launch its ridesharing platform in Buenos Aires in April 2016 knowing the launch was illegal, and told none of this to the Buenos Aires lawyer whose name and address were on file as Uber’s official…
TL;DR AES Puerto Rico, LP, owner of a coal-fired power plant in Guayama, is charged by the EPA for serious violations of the Clean Air Act. The company failed to operate and maintain its mercury and hazardous air pollutant monitoring…
A $200 Fine For Poisoning Your Home TL;DR The Facts: Lotus Plumbing Company performed renovation work on a Portland, Oregon home built in 1946, a property classified as “target housing” due to the high risk of lead-based paint. The Misconduct:…
The Kingman House: Built on a $3.2 Million Lie TL;DR The Facts: Gaylen Rust’s company, Rust Rare Coin, ran a silver-trading Ponzi scheme called the “Silver Pool.” Investor Les Howell put in about $1.2 million and walked away with over…
TL;DR Long Leaf Trading Group, an “introducing broker,” systematically lost its customers’ money while collecting huge commissions. Under CEO James Donelson, one program lost $2,376,738 for clients. During that same period, the company raked in $1,235,413 in commissions from those…
Corporate Espionage Pays, Until It Doesn’t TL;DR The Plan: Chinese tech firm Hytera Communications couldn’t innovate, so it executed a “blatant theft” of trade secrets from its main competitor, Motorola Solutions. The Heist: Hytera’s CEO personally orchestrated the poaching of…
Pallet Machinery Group: Selling Corrosive Toxins With A Straight Face TL;DR The Facts: From January 2019 to November 2021, Virginia-based Pallet Machinery Group, Inc. sold an unregistered pesticide called Woodlock Bio-Shield (WLBS) on at least 76 separate occasions, a direct…
YOUR HOSPITAL, THEIR DUMP: MERITUS HEALTH CAUGHT MISHANDLING HAZARDOUS WASTE TL;DR THE FACTS: On May 16, 2023, an EPA inspection found Meritus Health, a 300-bed hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) for…
Poison for Profit in Denver TL;DR Armendariz, LLC, a Colorado renovation firm, was caught performing work on a pre-1978 Denver home without the legally required EPA lead-safe certification. The company failed to use a certified renovator, meaning untrained workers handled…