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.
1. Introduction It began with a patch of land in Gloucester County, New Jersey, where thousands of corroded compressed-gas cylinders lay scattered among mounds of scrap metal—a quiet, unassuming property known as the Shamrock Enterprises Site (“the Site”). These tanks…
1. Introduction Chocolate is, for many of us, a simple pleasure. Yet behind the sweet taste of a chocolate bar or a pack of cookies can lie an entire network of cocoa plantations burdened by allegations of hazardous child labor,…
In the early morning hours of September 29, 2024, a blaze erupted at a chemical plant in Conyers, Georgia, sending a towering smoke plume laced with chlorine and other toxins billowing across residential neighborhoods. Flames engulfed the factory’s roof, setting…
1. Introduction On September 30, 2024, the United States and the State of Utah filed a Consent Decree in federal court against Ovintiv USA Inc. for violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and parallel state air-quality regulations. Although Ovintiv…
Few corporate scandals strike more deeply at the heart of public trust than those involving threats to a community’s drinking-water supply. In the North Hollywood Operable Unit (NHOU) of the sprawling San Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site, companies including…
No one needs to be a legal expert or a political scientist to understand the story of what happened in Park City, Utah. It’s a tale that has played out in countless communities across the country, where the pursuit of…
Corporate Negligence Case Study: Lima Refining Company and the Air a Community Breathes The Invisible Threat For the community living in the shadow of the Lima Refining Company (LRC) in Lima, Ohio, the threat was invisible. It wasn’t a chemical…
A Playground Fenced Off Imagine if you will, a community built along the water. The shore of Raritan Bay in Old Bridge and Sayreville, New Jersey, was a recreational hub—a place for fishing, swimming, and sunbathing, bordered by residential homes.…
In the quiet neighborhood surrounding Joseph’s Gourmet Pasta Company in Haverhill, Massachusetts, a looming danger has simmered for years, largely unnoticed. Families living just a few hundred feet away from the plant, where pasta is produced and frozen, were unaware…
In the small town of Northville, Michigan, Arbor Hills Energy’s towering gas turbines were supposed to symbolize progress. But behind the promise of sustainable energy was a darker truth—years of excessive sulfur dioxide emissions. For Arbor Hills, business boomed while…