Environmental violations include the improper disposal of waste, emissions of toxic substances, and illegal exploitation of natural resources. These practices can lead to significant environmental damage, including pollution of air and water, destruction of habitats, and loss of biodiversity. The repercussions are long-lasting, affecting the health of local communities, reducing the quality of natural resources, and contributing to global environmental crises like climate change.
TL;DR:Between 2020 and 2023, Granite City Slag LLC repeatedly violated Clean Air Act regulations, emitting dangerous levels of particulate matter and failing to use required pollution controls. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the evil company neglected moisture…
TL;DR:Landmark Modernization Contractors agreed to pay a civil penalty of $21,492 after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined the company violated multiple provisions of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) related to lead-safe renovation practices. The case exposes systemic weaknesses…
TL;DR Summary The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) determined that Kennecott Utah Copper LLC, a subsidiary of global mining giant Rio Tinto, caused widespread contamination of groundwater, surface water, and wetlands across Utah’s North Zone through decades of mining and refining…
TL;DR:Becker Iron and Metal, a scrap metal recycler based in Venice, Illinois, violated federal clean air laws by failing to properly verify or recover ozone-depleting refrigerants from discarded appliances. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the company accepted and…
TL;DR:Federal investigators found that Lucky Trading Co. imported 83 uncertified bicycle engine kits into the United States, each lacking required emissions certification and labeling under the Clean Air Act. The engines were misrepresented with documentation for a smaller, materially different…
TL;DR:EPA investigations revealed that the Kickapoo Tribe’s wastewater treatment facilities serving the Kickapoo Casino and Housing Site 1 repeatedly discharged pollutants into the Delaware River system without proper monitoring, reporting, or maintenance. Over multiple years which are listed down below,…
TL;DR:The Broadway Group, LLC, a development firm based in Alabama, unlawfully filled more than an acre of federally protected wetlands to build a new retail Dollar General store, without obtaining the required Clean Water Act permit. The EPA found that…
TL;DR:Pregis Innovative Packaging LLC violated its Clean Air Act Title V permit by failing to maintain required incinerator temperatures, risking the release of harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found repeated compliance lapses…
TL;DR:Gulfport Energy Corporation was found to have repeatedly failed to repair methane and volatile organic compound leaks at 33 oil and gas well pads across four Ohio counties, violating federal Clean Air Act standards and state permit conditions. Over a…
TL;DR Spectrum Machine, a bronze casting foundry in Ravenna, Ohio, operated for more than a decade without the federally required air pollution monitoring system meant to protect workers and nearby residents from hazardous metal emissions. The evil company was caught…