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 Portland Vancouver Junction Railroad LLC illegally dumped fill material, including organic soils, gravel, rocks, and wood chips, directly into protected wetlands and tributaries in Clark County, Washington, starting in September 2023. The dumping fed directly into Chelatchie Creek, Cedar…
Environmental Accountability // Clean Water Act Violation // Clark County, Washington Eight Thousand Dollars to Poison a River EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Source: EPA Region 10 Consent Agreement & Final Order, August 2025 TL;DR Green Works Enterprises, Inc. of Chelatchie,…
TL;DR Nacme Steel Processing violated the temperature limit on its toxic acid tanks 6,085 separate times over roughly three years at its Chicago facility. Those tanks hold hydrochloric acid (HCl), a corrosive gas that damages lungs, skin, and eyes, located…
Environmental Crime Report • Fracking Industry • Lester, Pennsylvania Nine Thousand Six Hundred Dollars KL-ChemPak stored unlabeled tanks of hazardous fracking biocides in Lester, Pennsylvania. The EPA caught them. The price they paid wouldn’t cover two months of rent for…
EPA Enforcement • Clean Air Act • Chicago, Illinois Ten Counts. One Fine. Zero Accountability. How PVS Chemical Solutions ran an unlocked, uninspected, and chronically under-reported chemical plant in the middle of Chicago, and then brazenly walked away with a…
TL;DR Arclin USA LLC, a chemical resin manufacturer in Andalusia, Alabama, stored nearly 1.9 million pounds of formaldehyde and 52,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia at its facility, while violating federal chemical accident prevention rules designed to protect the surrounding community.…
TL;DR IMCD Puerto Rico, Inc. violated four separate federal Clean Air Act safety regulations at its chemical facility in Caguas, Puerto Rico, and the EPA fined it just $4,320 (approximately the cost of a single month’s rent in a mid-size…
Environmental Justice / Corporate Accountability / Indigenous Rights How United Nuclear and GE Turned Navajo Land Into a Contaminated Death Zone Source: U.S. v. United Nuclear Corporation, Consent Decree Filed August 11, 2025 | District of New Mexico TL;DR General…
TL;DR Unitek Solvent Services, Inc. stored ignitable and toxic hazardous solvents at its Kapolei, Hawaii facility for at least two years without a permit, without proper tracking paperwork, and without any leak detection system on the tank. The EPA found…
EvilCorporations.com Investigative Desk | Environmental Accountability The $2,000 Slap on the Wrist A Washington State fruit grower stored enough anhydrous ammonia to kill an entire community and skipped the federally required safety update for years. The EPA fined them less…