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.
It was a hot day in St. David, Arizona, the kind where the sun beats down relentlessly, and the desert air hangs heavy. But for Harriet Skov, the real threat wasn’t the heat—it was the toxic cloud of gas that…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: The Toxic Legacy of Energy Transfer, El Paso, and Goodyear in Corpus Christi A Poisoned Inheritance For more than half a century, a 16-acre patch of land in an industrial corner of Corpus Christi, Texas, has…
An Invisible Threat in Our Air Every day, children, the elderly, and those with heart or lung disease take a breath, trusting the air is safe. But that trust is fragile, easily broken by corporate decisions made in boardrooms far…
At a time when the world is racing against the clock to combat climate change, companies like Xtreme Diesel Performance are making that battle all the harder. The EPA’s lawsuit against the New Jersey-based company exposes a practice that has…
Imagine returning home to find your neighborhood cordoned off, your belongings declared hazardous, and your health unwittingly compromised by a bankruptcy causing carcinogen. This was the harsh reality for the 400+ residents of Sawyer Towers in Columbus, Ohio who fell…
A Cloud of Dust and Deceit in Pittsburgh Imagine the excitement of a neighborhood undergoing revitalization. For residents of 49 properties in Pittsburgh’s North Side, the sounds of construction promised new beginnings. But behind the scenes of this multi-phase renovation…