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 A company literally called Clean Earth of Calvert City was caught by EPA inspectors storing toxic waste in leaking, unlabeled containers on a gravel lot in Calvert City, Kentucky. Inspectors found 401,520 gallons of hazardous waste on-site; the company…
TL;DR Two Reno-area real estate development companies, Nevada Tri Partners, LLC and Damonte Ranch Commerce Center, LLC, violated the federal Clean Water Act by unlawfully impacting a protected waterway. The U.S. EPA finalized a penalty of just $25,971 (roughly what…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Agritec, Inc. & Its Impact on Public Transparency TLDR: Agritec, Inc., a registered producer of pesticides in Deering, North Dakota, failed to comply with federal law requiring it to report its pesticide production activities for the…
Toxic Waste / EPA Enforcement / Plainwell, Michigan No Records, No Labels, No Plan A company built to handle some of America’s most dangerous industrial waste ran its PCB storage facility in Plainwell, Michigan with unmarked containers, no spill plan,…
TL;DR The EPA caught four gas station companies operating underground fuel storage tanks across five New Jersey locations without conducting required monthly safety inspections for nearly two years. The same companies stonewalled federal investigators for over two years, ignoring the…
EvilCorporations.com — Corporate Accountability Desk Clean Water Act Environmental Violation Big Dairy Saputo’s Poison Milk: How a Billion-Dollar Cheese Giant Fouled a New York River and Paid a Fine Smaller Than a Weekend Getaway Source: EPA Region 2 Consent Agreement…
Environmental Accountability | Chester, Pennsylvania | Clean Air Act A $55,000 Fine for Poisoning a Community Entegris, Inc. pumped cancer-linked toxic chemicals into the air above Chester, Pennsylvania for nearly three years. The federal government found out. The penalty: less…
Environmental Enforcement Report — Forest Grove, Oregon A $20,000 Permission Slip to Poison Your Workers Source: EPA Docket No. RCRA-10-2025-0070 — Filed June 9, 2025 TL;DR Westak of Oregon, an electroplating facility in Forest Grove, Oregon, racked up 11 separate…
Environmental Enforcement • Clean Water Act • Mississippi Khera Petroleum Risked a Major Oil Spill Into the Gulf of Mexico Filed: June 11, 2025 • EPA Region 4 • Tupelo, Mississippi TL;DR Khera Petroleum, LLC, an oil storage company in…
Environmental Enforcement · East Alton, Illinois Breathing Lead A brass manufacturer in a working-class Illinois town illegally pumped toxic lead into the air for years. The government knew by 2017. Residents breathed it until 2024. EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk · Based…