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.
TLDR The Jones Company of Tennessee, LLC engaged in unauthorized construction activities that severely impacted environmental integrity in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Between July 2021 and 2022, the company used heavy machinery to discharge dredged and fill material into 1.14 acres of…
TL;DR: For nearly a decade, Petroleum Recovery and Remediation Management, Inc. (doing business as Petroleum Management, Inc.) operated a major pollution source in Baltimore, Maryland, without the required federal permits. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the facility emitted…
TL;DRAccording to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrative Order for Compliance on Consent, the City of Eagle Butte, as owner and operator of its wastewater treatment facility on the Cheyenne River Reservation, failed to comply with core Clean Water…
TL;DR In a frustratingly common example of industrial negligence, Maher Cattle Company, LLC, alongside owners Patrick and James Maher, operated a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) on the Standing Rock Reservation without the necessary National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)…
TL;DR: In Greeley, Colorado, Andersen’s Sales & Salvage, Inc. (AS&S) operated a scrap recycling facility that systematically ignored federal regulations designed to protect the Earth’s ozone layer. According to the EPA, the polluting corporation accepted small appliances (like refrigerators and…
TLDR For years, the McDonald Steel Corporation, operating out of McDonald, Ohio, treated the Mahoning River less like a vital natural resource and more like a convenient disposal chute. According the EPA, between 2017 and 2020, this corporation repeatedly violated…
Summary (TLDR): This article study examines the corporate misconduct of Butala Construction Co. at the Smeltertown Site in Chaffee County, Colorado. Despite clear federal restrictions intended to protect the public from historical toxic waste (including lead, arsenic, and creosote) the…
TLDR The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has alleged that Powers Paint Shop, Inc., a metal finishing facility in Woodstock, Illinois, operated for nearly four decades in the shadows of federal oversight. By failing to submit required baseline monitoring reports…
TL;DR According to the EPA, Wehrli Custom Fabrication, Inc. prioritized private profit over our air quality of the general public by manufacturing, selling, and installing nearly 1,500 “defeat devices.” These components were designed specifically to bypass federal emission controls on…
TL;DR: According to the EPA, Lineage Logistics, LLC – Bandini operated a facility in Vernon, California, with multiple critical safety violations involving hazardous ammonia piping, including damaged insulation, inadequate support, and ice accumulation that threatened equipment integrity. Most alarmingly, the…