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 Heatron, Inc., an industrial manufacturer in Leavenworth, Kansas, stored toxic materials including ferric chloride, corrosive waste, and flammable chemicals with zero proper containment, labeling, or safety training. The EPA caught Heatron with unlabeled hazardous waste buckets, open toxic containers,…
Investigative Report: Clean Air Act Enforcement Three Years of Dirty Air: How a Slag Plant Turned Granite City Into a Dust Bowl Granite City, Illinois | October 2025 | EPA Region 5 Air Pollution Clean Air Act Granite City IL…
A Contractor Poisoned Homes. The EPA Let Them Buy Their Way Out. TL;DR Landmark Modernization Contractors, a remodeling company based in Rocklin, California, broke federal lead-paint safety laws that exist specifically to protect families and workers from one of the…
Investigative Report: Environmental Crime Kennecott Utah Copper LLC Took the Copper and Left the Poison Filed: October 1, 2025 | Source: U.S. EPA Region 8 Administrative Settlement Agreement (CERCLA-08-2026-0001) TL;DR Since at least 1863, Kennecott Utah Copper LLC has pumped…
Environmental Enforcement • Clean Air Act • Illinois EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-05-2026-0003 • 19 min read Ozone Killers for Scrap A scrap metal yard in Venice, Illinois accepted refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners packed with ozone-destroying refrigerants, skipped every…
Environmental Enforcement Lucky Trading’s Dirty Engines and the Price of Pollution EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-02-2026-1202 • 8 min read TL;DR Lucky Trading Co., Ltd, operating out of Henderson, Colorado, imported 83 uncertified bicycle engine kits into the United States…
Enforcement Action • Clean Water Act • Docket No. CWA-07-2025-0138 The Casino That Poisoned the Delaware River and Hid the Evidence for Years EvilCorporations.com • Brown County, Kansas • 20 min read TL;DR The Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the…
TL;DR The Broadway Group, LLC, an Alabama real estate developer led by Robert M. Broadway, bulldozed 1.265 acres of protected wetlands in Cook Springs, Alabama without a permit to build a Dollar General store and parking lot. The destruction began…
Clean Air Act Enforcement • Indiana Breathing Room Not Included: How Pregis Packaging Ran Its Pollution Controls Below Legal Minimums for Over Two Years EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-05-2025-0001 • EPA Region 5 • 17 min read TL;DR Pregis Innovative…
Investigation • Clean Air Act Enforcement How Gulfport Energy Cashed In on Methane Leaks For over three years, an Oklahoma City oil and gas giant let toxic gas bleed from 33 well pads across rural Ohio. The law said fix…