Hilcorp Energy faces lawsuit for illegal air pollution Core Allegations: What They Did HIGH Hilcorp failed to capture 100 percent of VOC emissions from its storage tanks. HIGH The company operated its Mahoning-Buckner facility without the required permit authorization. HIGH…
The Price of Poison TL;DR XTO Energy Inc., an oil and gas giant, was caught repeatedly violating the Clean Air Act at its well pads in Butler County, Pennsylvania. EPA inspections in 2018 and 2019 documented that XTO’s “Vapor Control…
The Price of Poison: $1.96 Per Gallon TL;DR: The Receipts WHO: Apollo Aerosol Industries, LLC, led by President and CEO Edward Byczynski. WHAT: Discharged 2,300 gallons of oil into a public waterway, violating the Clean Water Act. WHERE: From their…
Polluting Sovereign Land QEP Energy Company was cited for violating the Clean Air Act on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, home to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara (MHA) Nation. The company’s oil and gas facilities failed to control emissions, releasing…
Enforcement Action VyStar’s Platform Collapses, Leaving 850,000 Members Without Access to Their Own Money EvilCorporations.com • CFPB File No. 2024-CFPB-0013 • 4 min read TL;DR VyStar Credit Union, a federally regulated financial institution, rolled out a new online and mobile…
Class Action Investigation • Case 1:24-cv-00876 • M.D. North Carolina Food Lion’s Orange Soda Contains a Banned Brain-Damaging Chemical EvilCorporations.com • Daniels v. Ahold Delhaize USA, Inc. & Food Lion, LLC • 29 min read TL;DR A federal class action…
Class Action Investigation • Consumer Fraud • Dark Patterns The Theme Park Con: SeaWorld and Sesame Place’s Fake Sales, Phantom Discounts, and Hidden Fees EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 24CU012855N • 61 min read TL;DR United Parks & Resorts, Inc., the…
Farm Fields or Minefields THE LEDGER THE FACTS: On November 6, 2018, Crookham Company employee Dustin Clover suffered catastrophic injuries, including a crushed chest and head trauma, when he was pulled into a custom-built, unguarded piece of farm machinery. THE…
Investigative Report • Consumer Safety • Corporate Misconduct Forever Chemicals in Your Most Intimate Product EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 1:24-cv-06813, S.D.N.Y. • 26 min read TL;DR Church & Dwight Co., Inc., the New Jersey corporation that makes Trojan brand condoms,…
Labor Law • Wage Theft • Federal Court You Drove Hours to the Job. They Said That Time Was Free. EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 23-3346, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals • 13 min read A federal appeals court just ruled…