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.
Few legal cases capture the complex interplay between corporate ambition, environmental destruction, and public health hazards quite like the allegations against Black Hills Nebraska Gas, Brightspeed Kansas Holdings, and the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) in the legal documents attached…
When a company removes or disables the very pollution-control equipment that keeps our skies cleaner—and does so systematically—there is no clearer sign of corporate misconduct. According to allegations contained in a legal settlement under the Clean Air Act, Red Knight…
A Tale of Corporate Greed and Environmental Devastation In the sleepy neighborhoods of North Tonawanda, New York, and along the banks of the Delaware River, a sinister blue dust once settled on windowsills, baseball fields, and freshly fallen snow. This…
When the M/V Suhar docked in Pensacola on August 25, 2023, it carried more than just cement in its hold. It bore the weight of years of environmental violations, falsified records, and a corporate culture that prioritized profits over planetary…
A withering storm of allegations has enveloped Hilcorp Energy Company, dragging into the limelight the oil-and-gas giant’s purported Clean Air Act violations at multiple production sites in Pennsylvania’s Appalachian Basin. According to a recently filed civil Complaint and subsequent Consent…
In late October of 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection jointly filed and lodged a legal action against XTO Energy Inc., one of the nation’s major oil and natural gas producers operating throughout…
A staggering series of allegations has emerged from court documents in a high-stakes legal battle between Plaze, Inc. (“Plaze”) and Chris and Maria Callas (the “Defendants”), exposing what Plaintiffs claim is a brazen attempt to undermine a multimillion-dollar business deal…
It was a hot spring day in March 2015 when inspectors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) arrived at fourteen well pads operated by QEP Energy Company on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Armed with optical…
A trail of toxic dust, concealed demolition practices, and disregard for vulnerable residents—such are the allegations the United States government has leveled against Rose Demolition & Carting Inc. In a complaint filed by federal authorities under the Toxic Substances Control…
OTR Performance allegedly manufactured, sold, offered for sale, and even installed at least 2,300 products—commonly known as “defeat devices”—whose principal effect was to remove or bypass emission-control systems in heavy-duty diesel engines (HDDEs). Further, the company allegedly carried out modifications…