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 Webco Chemical Corporation, a chemical blending and repackaging company in Dudley, Massachusetts, processed more than 25,000 pounds each of nitric acid and hormone-disrupting nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) every year from 2019 to 2021, and told nobody. Federal law requires companies…
Breathing Poison in Peru, Illinois How Eakas Corporation Pumped Illegal Toxic Emissions Into a Small Town’s Air for Years — and Walked Away With a Fine Smaller Than a Parking Ticket to a Billionaire Investigative Report | Source: EPA Region…
Investigative Report • Environmental Justice • Sikeston, Missouri They Brought Lead Into People’s Homes. The Fine Was Zero Dollars. A Missouri window and siding company broke four federal lead safety laws in homes built before 1978. The EPA caught them.…
Investigative Report • Environmental Compliance • Corporate Accountability Amazon Paid $5,000 to Make Toxic Waste Violations Go Away Source: EPA Region 7 Expedited Settlement Agreement • Filed: June 2, 2025 • Davenport, Iowa TL;DR The EPA caught Amazon’s Davenport, Iowa…
Environmental Crime • Agricultural Industry • Missouri Buchheit Agri Ran an Illegal Pesticide Operation Straight Into Farmers’ Cattle Feed Inspection: October 21, 2024 Order Filed: June 23, 2025 Perryville, Missouri TL;DR Buchheit Agri, Inc., a Missouri agri-business with roughly 100…
EPA Enforcement Hazardous Waste Baltimore, MD Filed June 11, 2025 How DAP Global Bought Its Way Out of a Toxic Waste Scandal A manufacturer of household caulks and sealants stored open drums of flammable chemicals and let toxic waste sit…
EvilCorporations.com Series: Sacrifice Zones Superfund // Environmental Accountability // July 2025 15 Corporations. One Poisoned Lake. A Century of Impunity. The federal government just named General Electric, Honeywell, Lockheed Martin, Bristol-Myers Squibb, RTX, Carrier, and nine other corporate giants in…
TL;DR DCM Legacy, Inc. operated a rock-crushing and mineral processing plant in Hyattsville, Maryland, and broke federal Clean Air Act rules for years before the EPA caught up with them. The company ran equipment that kicks particulate matter into the…
Ecolab’s Illinois Plant: A Case Study in Hazardous Neglect TL;DR Ecolab, Inc. was caught operating its Joliet, Illinois facility as an unpermitted hazardous waste storage site, accumulating toxic materials for extended periods. EPA investigators found at least 31 containers of…
Clean Air Act Enforcement · Lathrop, California · June 2025 They Sold 355 Smog Devices. The EPA Let Them Walk for $10,000. Reported from EPA Region IX Consent Agreement and Final Order · CAA-09-2025-0053 · Filed June 5, 2025 TL;DR…