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: Waste Corporation of Kansas, LLC, operating the Oak Grove Landfill, systematically ignored federal air quality laws for years. The company failed to perform basic safety inspections throughout 2021 and 2022, allowed dangerous levels of methane to billow into the…
TLDR U.S. Minerals, Inc. transformed its Coffeyville, Kansas facility into an active source of environmental contamination when they allowed coal slag (which is a gritty industrial byproduct) to overflow into storm sewers and track onto public roads. This waste flowed…
(TL;DR): Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. endangered its workers and the community in Sherman, Texas, by neglecting critical safety protocols for handling over 10,000 pounds of hazardous anhydrous ammonia. An accidental chemical release of this highly toxic compound triggered an investigation…
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Sappington Crude Oil repeatedly violated the Safe Drinking Water Act by injecting fluids into the environment at pressures exceeding legal limits. They clocked in a series of 12 documented exceedances in 2018…
TL;DR Between 2019 and 2021, Mizumo Auto knowingly sold 1,609 illegal “defeat devices” designed to bypass emission control systems in diesel trucks. These “EGR delete kits” disabled critical technology meant to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter, prioritizing corporate…
TLDR For nineteen days in late 2022, a chemical facility in Kankakee, Illinois, released a massive quantity of dangerous chemicals into the air while the surrounding community remained completely unaware. Legal records reveal that Kensing, LLC allowed approximately 18,640 pounds…
TLDR The University of Maryland at College Park operates a sprawling research apparatus that generates a continuous stream of dangerous chemical waste. While the institution publicly projects an image of academic excellence, a federal EPA investigation recently revealed a persistent…
TLDR Jaxon Energy operated a massive 1,800,000-gallon oil storage facility in Jackson, Mississippi, while bypassing critical safety protocols designed to prevent environmental catastrophe. Federal inspectors discovered that the company failed to maintain adequate secondary containment for its bulk storage, neglected…
TL;DR Between 2019 and 2021, Moser’s Repair & Performance, LLC allegedly sold and installed 35 illegal “defeat devices” designed to bypass the Clean Air Act’s emission controls. These components (including EGR and DPF delete kits) allow vehicles to spew raw,…
Patheon Puerto Rico, a subsidiary of the multi-billion dollar giant Thermo Fisher Scientific, recently settled with federal regulators over a series of dangerous hazardous waste violations at its Manatí facility. An EPA inspection revealed that they systematically failed to identify…