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.
If you want to understand what corporate misconduct looks like in the raw, consider the recently filed enforcement action against Arconic US LLC by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). At first glance, the matter appears straightforward: the company allegedly failed…
Few issues better illustrate the potential dangers of unchecked corporate power than the alleged misconduct involving Sound City Realty, LLC—a property management entity recently fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations related to lead-based paint in residential…
At first glance, a group of K-8 charter schools in Ohio might seem an unlikely stage for high-stakes allegations of corporate misconduct. Yet a recent legal complaint against ACCEL Schools Ohio LLC, the operator of three charter schools—Youngstown Academy of…
In the early days of this new year, a legal document emerged that cast Stark Northeast Oil Corp. into the spotlight. The “most damning evidence” within that document, a Consent Agreement and Final Order under the Resource Conservation and Recovery…
In the spring of 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a legal complaint against Petroleum Recovery and Remediation Management, Inc., doing business as Petroleum Management, Inc. (hereafter referred to as “Petroleum Management” or “the corporation”). The EPA claims…
In a recently filed legal action by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Tulane University, doing business as Tulane National Primate Research Center, stands accused of failing to make accurate hazardous waste determinations and incorrectly reporting certain substances as…
In February 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 3 issued an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) against AdvanSix Resins & Chemicals LLC, charging that the company’s Hopewell Plant in Virginia repeatedly violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) and…
If you were to stand at the gates of the Systech Environmental Corporation facility in Fredonia, Kansas, you might initially see nothing more than a series of industrial structures perched alongside dusty roads and farmland. Yet, according to a recent…
At first glance, a regulatory enforcement action filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for unclosed large-capacity cesspools (LCCs) might not seem to rank among the most egregious forms of corporate misconduct. Yet in the case of Bank of…
In the ginormous almanacs of corporate misconduct cases (aka this website lol), some corporate malfeasances around high-profile oil spills or catastrophic industrial accidents that dominate headlines for weeks on end. Yet many revolve around more subtle but equally important compliance…