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.
Pangea’s Paper Trail Of Poison TL;DR: The Investigation WHO: Pangea Real Estate, a Chicago-based corporate landlord. WHAT: Systematically and repeatedly failed to warn tenants about known lead paint hazards before they signed leases. This happened in at least 31 different…
Toxic Exposure / Military Housing / Federal Enforcement $1,495: The Price Tag the EPA Put on Lead Poisoning Military Families EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. TSCA-07-2024-0144 • 14 min read TL;DR E&J Painting, LLC, doing business as Swann Painting, was caught…
Investigative Report • Puerto Rico • Clean Air Act Enforcement A Cement Giant Poisoned Puerto Rico’s Air for Three Years. The Fine Was $111,168. From 2017 to 2020, Argos Puerto Rico Corp. ran a cement plant in Dorado that repeatedly…
In November 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) conducted an on-site inspection of the Afton Chemical Corporation facility located in Sauget, Illinois. The good guys discovered that Afton had substantially underreported or misrepresented manufacturing volumes—by at least two significant…
The Hagerstown Gas Leak That Wasn’t The Facts: Hagerstown Gas & Go, a Maryland gas station, had an underground gasoline tank whose leak detection system failed at least 14 times between May 19 and June 13, 2022. The company, 1000…
EPA Region 7 Enforcement • Docket No. CAA-07-2024-0077 • Hannibal, Missouri They Disabled the Alarm So It Would Never Ring EvilCorporations.com • Continental Cement Company, LLC • 28 min read TL;DR Continental Cement Company operates a hazardous waste burning cement…
Environmental Enforcement • Kern County, CA When the Well Runs Over A power company punched waste into the earth without a working well. The fluid came back up. The penalty was roughly what a mid-career engineer makes in a year.…
Clean Water Act Violation • EPA Region 5 • Docket CWA-05-2024-0016 For 8 Years, Evonik Held a Clean River Hostage With 2 Million Gallons of Oil EvilCorporations.com • EPA Region 5 Consent Agreement & Final Order, Docket No. CWA-05-2024-0016 •…
Environmental Misconduct • Canton, Ohio • Clean Air Act Months of Dirty Air, One Tiny Fine EvilCorporations.com • Docket No. CAA-05-2024-0038 • 17 min read TL;DR Marathon Petroleum’s refinery in Canton, Ohio pumped illegal levels of toxic gases into the…
Clean Water Act Enforcement • Docket CWA-05-2024-0018 The 5-Year Cover-Up That Put Profits Over Illinois’ Kishwaukee River EvilCorporations.com • EPA Region 5 Enforcement Action • 20 min read TL;DR Elgiloy Specialty Metals, a wire manufacturer in Sycamore, Illinois, spent five…