Brenntag Great Lakes EPA Settlement: $995K for Hiding Toxic Chemical Data TL;DR Brenntag Great Lakes, LLC operates chemical distribution facilities in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois. The company failed to file mandatory toxic chemical release reports for 63 separate…
TL;DR Denton Scrap Metal Recycling LLC contaminated the Upper Choptank River with toxic metals for six years (2018-2023), violating the Clean Water Act 54 separate times. Pollutants included copper, zinc, aluminum, iron, and chemical oxygen demand, all measured at levels…
Tricor Industrial Poisoned Killbuck Creek for Three Years | EvilCorporations.com TL;DR Tricor Industrial, a metal fabrication facility in Wooster, Ohio, violated its Clean Water Act permit 26 times between January 2019 and September 2021. The company dumped aluminum, total suspended…
Terminal Ready-Mix Black River Pollution Case 2026 TL;DR Terminal Ready-Mix, Inc., a concrete plant in Lorain, Ohio, discharged sand, sediment, and gravel into the Black River for three years (April 2021 – July 2024) in violation of its Clean Water…
Compass Chemical International Fined $112,700 For Hiding Chemical Data From EPA TL;DR Compass Chemical International, LLC systematically failed to report chemical manufacturing data to the EPA from 2020 through 2023 The company manufactured reportable quantities of at least four chemicals…
ChromaScape LLC Chemical Import Violations TSCA Docket TSCA-04-2026-6006b July 2026 TL;DR ChromaScape LLC imported “Chemical A” twice in 2020 without submitting the mandatory 90-day premanufacture notice to the EPA. Chemical A was not listed on the TSCA Inventory, making it…
TL;DR ChromaScape LLC, a South Carolina manufacturer of colorants and additives, settled with the EPA for $105,207 after a 2025 inspection uncovered systematic hazardous waste violations spanning five years. Inspectors found solvent-contaminated wipes stored illegally since June 29, 2020, violating…
TL;DR The Michaels Companies, Inc. is facing a class action lawsuit in Washington for sending promotional emails with false and misleading subject lines about limited-time sales and discounts. Cameron Crow, a Yakima County resident, alleges Michaels violated the Washington Commercial…
TL;DR On April 30, 2019, EPA inspectors visited Domtar’s kraft pulp mill in Ashdown, Arkansas. Their personal hydrogen sulfide monitors screamed alarms registering 7 ppm and 9 ppm. They were standing next to visible emissions from the Chemi-Washer, a brown…
The Lab Company That Exposed 1.6 Million Planned Parenthood Patients and Waited Six Months to Tell Them TL;DR Laboratory Services Cooperative (LSC), a Seattle-based lab testing provider for Planned Parenthood, suffered a cyberattack in October 2024. Hackers stole 1.6 million…