Environmental enforcement A federal settlement describes uncontainerized chrome waste, open and unlabeled hazardous-waste containers, and training failures at the company’s Lincoln, Nebraska, aircraft facility. EPA Region 7 · Final order filed August 5, 2026 · Docket RCRA-07-2026-0214 Hazardous waste TL;DR…
Investigative Briefing How the SEC Says Live Ventures Manufactured Better Numbers A federal complaint describes income pulled into the wrong reporting periods, an earnings release built on a smaller share count, paid stock promotion, attempted sales and an acquisition recorded…
Toxic exposure · Corporate accountability More than 17,000 people were ordered to evacuate after a chemical-plant fire. The question now is whether nearby residents who were impacted to force offending parties to fund medical testing before a disease appears. Supreme…
Environmental Enforcement The Environmental Protection Agency said a Bellingham auto recycler stored enough used oil, gasoline and diesel to require a spill-prevention plan. EPA Region 10 filing · August 12, 2026 · Docket CWA-10-2026-0233 Clean Water Act TL;DR The EPA…
Environmental Accountability The 1,300 Wind Turbine Blades Iowa Says Were Left Unrecycled for Years GFS promised to recycle the blades, according to Iowa’s case. State regulators say they instead accumulated at unpermitted sites. The Iowa Supreme Court has now opened…
Medical-device aftermarkets The Fight Over Intuitive Surgical’s Locked EndoWrist Market A counter typically disables each da Vinci instrument after ten activations. When an independent repair service offered hospitals more uses at a lower price, Intuitive’s contracts and warnings shut that…
SEC complaint · Investment fraud A Public SEC Filing Became a Trust Prop for a Fake Trading App, the SEC Alleges Ichcoin allegedly paired false regulatory details with a counterfeit certificate and phony account profits. At least three investors sent…
EPA Enforcement • Oil-Spill Planning A signed consent agreement calls for the Seaside, Oregon petroleum distributor to pay over an alleged failure to prepare and implement a required spill-control plan. EPA Region 10 • Docket CWA-10-2025-0023 • Seaside, Oregon Clean…
Ransomware • Medical data • Proposed settlement Hackers spent nearly two weeks inside the medical group’s network and accessed or acquired files containing patient information. The proposed deal puts a fixed price on resolving the resulting claims, but “conveniently” leaves…
EPA Enforcement U.S. EPA Region 5 · Docket FIFRA-05-2026-0020 · Consent Agreement and Final Order Pesticide regulation TL;DR The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleged that Michigan company Ecoxall, LLC made 21 sales or distributions involving three unregistered pesticide products. The…