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.
Berntsen Foundry Air Violations TL;DR Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry operated a thermal reclaimer without the required federal air permits for nearly 15 years. The facility failed to conduct mandatory emissions testing or keep records of opacity levels, hiding pollution…
TL;DR Enterprise Precast Concrete of Kansas, LLC, a hydraulic cement plant on the bank of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas, signed a federal settlement with EPA Region 7 covering seven separate counts of Clean Water Act violations. The…
TL;DR The EPA fined Rockies Express Pipeline, LLC $36,777 for a Clean Air Act violation at its Columbus Compressor Station in Ashville, Ohio. A compressor seal started leaking methane and volatile organic compounds on January 5, 2022. Federal rules gave…
Environmental Enforcement • Lead Paint Violations • St. Louis, Missouri EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. TSCA-07-2025-0081 • 6.7 min read TL;DR Central PM STL, LLC, a St. Louis property management company, was caught by EPA inspectors in August 2022 violating four…
TL;DR The EPA fined Concrete Supply Company, LLC, a Charlotte, North Carolina ready-mix concrete facility, $43,000 after finding it discharged polluted stormwater into Kings Branch in violation of its Clean Water Act permit. EPA inspectors found the facility’s Stormwater Pollution…
EvilCorporations.com • CAA-07-2026-0070 | Grand Island, Nebraska • Estimated Reading Time: 6.9 minutes TL;DR Swift Beef Company, which operates a beef slaughter and processing facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, was hit with a $1,578,440 civil penalty by the EPA for…
Greenwashing Investigation EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 3:26-cv-02172-GPC-BJW • Filed April 7, 2026 • 6.9 min read TL;DR Keurig Dr Pepper labels its K-Cup pods “Recyclable” in large print on a green banner, but independent engineering surveys found that municipal recycling…
EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-05-2026-0024 | EPA Region 5 | Granite City, Illinois • Estimated reading time: 6.7 minutes TL;DR Heidtman Steel operated its carbon steel pickling facility in Granite City, Illinois for years without the federally required Title V…
TL;DR The U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Montana are suing Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC (a subsidiary of the commodities trading giant Glencore who may or may not be my employer) over a Superfund site outside Columbia…
EPA Region 4 Enforcement Action EvilCorporations.com • EPA Region 4 • EPCRA Case No. 04-2025-2004(b) Summary TL;DR The U.S. EPA Region 4 opened a formal enforcement action against The Praxis Companies under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA),…